The character, the grandmother, in the short story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor is a portrayed as the typical old southern woman. The grandmother's words show that she is not afraid to speak out, whether it is something that needs to be left unsaid, because she feels entitled to say whatever comes to her mind. Her actions show that she considers herself to be a typical lady, but also revealing that she is stubborn. Then, the description of her in the story expose that she is controlling and self-centered about herself. The grandmother's character is revealed by her words, actions and the descriptions of her throughout the story. First, the grandmother has comments that show she is a racist and that she speaks her mind.
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One of her first actions was, as quoted, "She was hiding a basket with Pitty Sing, the cat, in it" (562) and shows that she is selfish for her own wants, because she knew her son, Bailey, would not want the cat around on the vacation. Then she goes and warns Bailey about the speed limit when he begins to drive, and that is because she thinks ladies need to follow the law and not have problems with policeman (563). That is the reason she, as stated in the story, "would not let the children throw the box and the paper napkins out the window." (563) because it is illegal to liter and does not want to be seen any other way. Then after she recognizes The Misfit, she tries to show that she is religious and tells him to pray and, as cited, "She reached out and touched him on the shoulder" (572). She does this because she believed that she got persuaded him, but unfortunately this was just an example of how the grandmother is self-centered and does not know how to have an accurate perceptive on other people. The reason she is considered self-centered is because she is so focused on working on how to be more of a lady, but she never tries to consider anyone else. Regrettably, this characteristic gets her shot three times in the chest and having her dead at the end of the story (572). The grandmother's actions show how inconsiderate she is because it cost her and her family's
One of her first actions was, as quoted, "She was hiding a basket with Pitty Sing, the cat, in it" (562) and shows that she is selfish for her own wants, because she knew her son, Bailey, would not want the cat around on the vacation. Then she goes and warns Bailey about the speed limit when he begins to drive, and that is because she thinks ladies need to follow the law and not have problems with policeman (563). That is the reason she, as stated in the story, "would not let the children throw the box and the paper napkins out the window." (563) because it is illegal to liter and does not want to be seen any other way. Then after she recognizes The Misfit, she tries to show that she is religious and tells him to pray and, as cited, "She reached out and touched him on the shoulder" (572). She does this because she believed that she got persuaded him, but unfortunately this was just an example of how the grandmother is self-centered and does not know how to have an accurate perceptive on other people. The reason she is considered self-centered is because she is so focused on working on how to be more of a lady, but she never tries to consider anyone else. Regrettably, this characteristic gets her shot three times in the chest and having her dead at the end of the story (572). The grandmother's actions show how inconsiderate she is because it cost her and her family's