Question

And her essay writing short stories Flannery O'Connor says this about characterization

You can't cook characters off from their society and say much about them as individuals

You can't say anything meaningful about the mystery of personality unless you put that personality in a believable and significant social content

Consider the quotation above then pick a story from semester and evaluate how the social context and the characters work together not only to provide a vivid setting but also to help explain and develop the characters thoughts words and actions