Religious symbolism is illustrated in Flannery O' Connor's "The Coat" in a way that is different from another one of her short stories, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own."
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The Chirst figure is corrupted and selfish in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own."He lies to the old woman in order to get her car. He pretends to marry her daughter for his own selfish purposes.
The Christ figure in "The Coat" is innocent. He is shot by the white men even though he has done nothing wrong. This is one of the many ways that O'Connor hints that he is a Christ figure.
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