O’Connor depicts the demolition of Hazel’s beloved Essex to symbolize the sacrament that brings redemption to Hazel. The redemption causes him to receive grace, and after he blinds himself, he seemingly gains spiritual sight after removing the physical ability. Haze’s vision in the novel is to establish a church where “the blind don’t see and the lame don’t walk and what’s dead stays that way” (101): The Church Without Christ. Haze attempts to deny any faith or belief in Jesus, but Jesus “haunts” him in wherever he goes and whatever he does, implying that Haze will not be left alone by Christ until he accepts grace and Jesus into his heart. This is in fact what happens. After Hazel ultimately blinds himself, he sees more clearly than ever before. He finds his redemption and accepts the grace of God and the reality that he must pay his penance to fully be with