In Flannery O’Connor’s, A Good Man is Hard to Find, the grandmother continuously attempts to persuade the serial killer dubbed as the Misfit, to spare her life. She rambles on about how the Misfit is a good man and he would not shoot a lady, but to no avail. Finally, the grandmother decides to offer the Misfit money in exchange for her life, this when the Misfit utters such meaningful words. O’Connor’s use of diction in this single line maintains the Misfits facade. Although, the Misfit appears uneducated, he speaks with great value and intelligence.
Throughout the entirety of this literary work, the one line that truly impressed and mesmerized me is, “there never was a body that give the undertaker a tip.” First and foremost, the Misfit said this line as he looked into the woods, where the rest of the grandmother’s family is sentenced to their inevitable demise, brought on by his command. Hardly anyone is reluctant enough to accept death and be so grateful that they’ll even show gratitude through money. Furthermore, the Misfit believes that he is enacting as the undertaker or the grim reaper, bringing death upon the damned. Proving to the grandmother that even if she gives the Misfit money, she will still die. He sees himself as a higher power, nothing that the grandmother says would change him, for the simple reason that she is beneath him. She is merely a peasant and he is the king. O’Connor used diction to portray the Misfit as an uneducated man by the way he speaks and his use of slang. The irony in this is that the Misfit sees past religion, and is able to …show more content…
He is a man that perceives himself as a higher power and believes this til the very end. Despite his lack of eloquence, his views on death and religion proves himself to be an intellectual being. O’Connor characterizes Appearance vs. Reality through the Misfit by utilizing diction. The Misfit is man who can’t say much, but means
Throughout the entirety of this literary work, the one line that truly impressed and mesmerized me is, “there never was a body that give the undertaker a tip.” First and foremost, the Misfit said this line as he looked into the woods, where the rest of the grandmother’s family is sentenced to their inevitable demise, brought on by his command. Hardly anyone is reluctant enough to accept death and be so grateful that they’ll even show gratitude through money. Furthermore, the Misfit believes that he is enacting as the undertaker or the grim reaper, bringing death upon the damned. Proving to the grandmother that even if she gives the Misfit money, she will still die. He sees himself as a higher power, nothing that the grandmother says would change him, for the simple reason that she is beneath him. She is merely a peasant and he is the king. O’Connor used diction to portray the Misfit as an uneducated man by the way he speaks and his use of slang. The irony in this is that the Misfit sees past religion, and is able to …show more content…
He is a man that perceives himself as a higher power and believes this til the very end. Despite his lack of eloquence, his views on death and religion proves himself to be an intellectual being. O’Connor characterizes Appearance vs. Reality through the Misfit by utilizing diction. The Misfit is man who can’t say much, but means