Flannery O'Connor was an author in Savannah, Georgia during the 1950s and 1960s. She wrote stories that portrayed the life she witnessed around her in the south. It was not always a pleasant picture, and the stories she wrote were often quite scandalous. However, in her stories she sought to show through the grace and mercy that Christ brings to the world. Her short story "Parker's Back" is an excellent example of her skills as a story teller, and there are many noteworthy truths expressed in it.