An Analysis Of A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor

A good man is hard to find is a saying, which some use to show their frustration from constantly meeting the wrong types of men. Only wanting to be loved some of us tend to find it in the wrong places. After a bad relationship, we begin to question is there any such thing as a good man? This brings me to a reading by Flannery O’ Connor, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”. In this writing she uses the words “good man” several times. In this reading Flannery uses the word to express what she thought was a “good man”. In this paper the term “good man” will be broken down to see if we can find an answer to what is a good man? The words “good man” are repeated within this story as the grandmother is having a conversation with the misfit. Granny had her own …show more content…
However the same man she judge she later called him a good man. While reading about what the misfit did in the paper she replies “I wouldn’t take my children in any direction with a criminal like that a loose in it. I couldn’t answer to myself if I did (O’ Conner).” Meanwhile, they happened to run into the same path as the misfits. At first granny didn’t recognize him but when she did things went downhill. She started asking him questions and the more she would asked the more irritated he got. She asked him “you wouldn’t shoot a lady?” the misfit didn’t answer yes but he also didn’t say no. Granny than labeled him to be a good man because he didn’t say he would shot a lady. However, granny knew what the misfit was capable of. She stated “you could be honest too if you’d only try”. Think of how wonderful it would be to settle down and live a comfortable life and not have to think about somebody chasing you all the time (O’ Conner).” She knew he would shoot her but after asking him that question she felt like she could get through to him. The misfit wasn’t someone who felt any compassion for someone’s life. He found joy from being