Christianity Versus Entrapment in O'Connor's Blood EssayIn "The Cage of Matter: The World as Zoo in Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood," William Rodney Allen addresses the " reverse evolution" by Enoch Emery and Hazel Motes' "reversed search for salvation", suggesting a parallel between the two main characters of O'Connor's novel that reinforces the theme of the utter desperation of those who reject or mock Christ. Allen shows that O'Connor describes the spiritually devout characters in his book in animal terms, equating faithless humans with soulless animals. The essay also states that O'Connor uses the zoo as a metaphor for a physical world that traps those without spirituality. The novel, in fact, shows a world of madness, apparently empty of values ​​and without meaning, which becomes a prison for those who cannot find enlightenment. However, O'Connor herself once stated that "Wise Blood is a book full of hope." This statement, along with the fact of his devout Catholicism, illuminates O'Connor's theme of Christianity as a prerequisite for enlightenment and gastronomy....