In a Flannery O'Connor short story, this "scene" would end with a bolt of lightning from heaven increasing her body temperature to about 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit for a few milliseconds or so...
Frank the budding novelist
That you should mention Flannery. An absolute master in her own right. Her short stories, The Misfit. Wise Blood. The Strong Bear it Away and A Good Man is Hard to Find. I digress, as I usually do.
Another scenario though. A small boy, his mind twisted and warped by crude interpretations of the bible. He sets fire to Madonnas mansion. He believes he has purified Madonna.
Seriously though, I care not for the woman, or whether she goes smiling to the grave. I do care for what example she has set young women. They do not get away unscathed, that SHE has, defies logic.