Manly Pointer appears at the Hopewell’s house, leaning from the weight of his briefcase, to sell the family a Bible. Hulga Hopewell is immediately taken with the man and agrees to accompany him on a date, seeing him as innocent and childlike. Through the use of irony and similes, Flannery O’Connor reveals that Manly Pointer is actually a crooked, immoral man. In “Good Country People,” Pointer pretends to love Hulga in order to gain Hulga’s trust and her artificial leg. Despite being a Bible salesman, Pointer has no regard for the moral standards set by the Bible. Mrs. Hopewell proclaims Pointer is “good country people” because of his career and attitude; however, this is only a facade. Pointer reveals to Hulga he has used this con