"On both sides of him he saw that the gaunt trees had thickened into mysterious dark files that were marching across the water and away into the distance. He looked around desperately for someone to help him but the place was deserted except for one huge yellow monster which sat to the side, as stationary as he was, gorging itself on clay" (196/546).
In A View of the Woods, the woods are representative of a divine figure. O'Connor constantly changes the description of the woods to accurately match the moods of characters and the greedy actions of Mr. Fortune. The ever-changing "moods" of the woods acted as warning signs of Fortune's fate. It is at this moment (above) when the reader realizes that the woods are divine and Forutne's dark fate is revealed. Fortune, desperate for someone to help, was deserted by the woods (i.e., God) and left to the hell of his evil behavior.
Does Mr. Fortune feel that his actions are justified? Why or why not?
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