The protagonist in Flannery O'Connor's short story "Revelation" is Mary Grace, while Mrs. Turpin is the antagonist. In this story, we see that the conflict between the two is engendered from Mrs. Turpin's notions of superiority. Mrs. Turpin is prejudiced and takes full advantage of her position as someone who is socio-economically better off than other groups in society. We are told, "Without appearing to, Mrs. Turpin always noticed people's feet," (O'C
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