Help! how does Flannery O’Connor use literary techniques to influence characterization?

In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Flannery O’Connor uses literary techniques such as conflicts, foreshadowing, imagery, simile, and irony to create eccentric characters and a twisted plot. She is never direct and spins her conversations into long detailed stories.

Explanation:

i think the best answer would be d allowing 30 seconds between response would give time for what was already said to sink down in your mind.