In her short story, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” by Flannery OʻConnor, she writes on the importance of moral beliefs and how violence can be derived from that. The short story is about a family traveling to Florida while a criminal known as the Misfit is on the loose and traveling to Florida as well. Through a series of events, the differences and moral beliefs between generations can be seen. While on the road, the family gets into an accident and encounters the Misfit and two other men who then proceed to kill the family. Through an analysis of this story, the differences between generations plays an important part to how America has evolved into a more violent country. Throughout OʻConnor’s short story, she foreshadowed the ending and
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The children’s character and attitude contributed to being violent toward others. Throughout the car trip, the childrens’ weren’t corrected of their attitude and the way they spoke to others by their parents, yet, their grandmother did allude that their generation differences set their morals apart. In Moore’s documentary, he discusses how violence is derived from the American culture and how it has become more worst due to gun laws (Bowling for Columbine). Another connection between the documentary and this short story is that violence is everywhere and anyone can be violent. In Bowling for Columbine, two students shot up Columbine High School, which shows that violence in children is becoming more evident. It is important to stress that the main ideas from both of these pieces can explain why America is …show more content…
As I reflect on the generation differences between my great grandfather, mother, siblings, and younger nieces and nephews, I can see a different perspective through each generation. When I talked to my mother about how life was like when she grew up, she would always tell me that she didn’t have to worry about people stealing cars or even breaking into her home. Nowadays, there are so many criminals and people that do a lot of bad things that a person can’t trust so easily. My nieces and nephews are exposed to a lot of violence through social media, which have leaked into their lifestyle such as curse
The children’s character and attitude contributed to being violent toward others. Throughout the car trip, the childrens’ weren’t corrected of their attitude and the way they spoke to others by their parents, yet, their grandmother did allude that their generation differences set their morals apart. In Moore’s documentary, he discusses how violence is derived from the American culture and how it has become more worst due to gun laws (Bowling for Columbine). Another connection between the documentary and this short story is that violence is everywhere and anyone can be violent. In Bowling for Columbine, two students shot up Columbine High School, which shows that violence in children is becoming more evident. It is important to stress that the main ideas from both of these pieces can explain why America is …show more content…
As I reflect on the generation differences between my great grandfather, mother, siblings, and younger nieces and nephews, I can see a different perspective through each generation. When I talked to my mother about how life was like when she grew up, she would always tell me that she didn’t have to worry about people stealing cars or even breaking into her home. Nowadays, there are so many criminals and people that do a lot of bad things that a person can’t trust so easily. My nieces and nephews are exposed to a lot of violence through social media, which have leaked into their lifestyle such as curse