Good Country People... or not.

I'm not really sure what to make of "Good Country People". It was almost like a cute country story gone really really bad. I thought parts of it were weird. From what I have gathered, the author is mocking American ideals/social customs, such as "good country folk", good Christian boys, ladies aide type gossip, etc. I didn't think any of the characters were really likeable. They were all pretty ridiculous. Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Hopewall were kind of pathetic. Who on earth actually discusses vomit several times a day? Mrs. Freeman just liked to gossip excessively. Mrs. Hopewall tried to solve/settle everything with cliches. Joy/Hulga was sulky and tried too hard to be "deep and wise". She also seemed to think she was better than everyone else. The Bible salesman was just creepy. Who seduces awkward girls (or 30 year olds pretending to be 17) to steal their wooden legs and glass eyes?  Eww. Maybe I just missed the point completely.