Good Country People – More Than Meets the Eye (PDF Available)

Good Country People is about a woman with a wooden leg who is tricked by a Bible salesman she thought was innocent. It explores themes of morality and deception.

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• The story is about a woman named Joy who wears a wooden leg. She lives on a farm with her mom and a worker.
• A Bible salesman named Manley comes to the farm. Joy talks to him and thinks he is innocent.
• Joy and Manley spend time together. Manley is not as innocent as Joy thought.
• Joy lets Manley kiss her and remove her wooden leg. This shows she trusts him.
• Manley steals Joy’s wooden leg, showing he tricked her. The story makes you think about goodness.