A Good Man Is Hard To Find Grandmother's Mistake

O’Connor reveals the Grandmother’s fault by expressing that “a horrible thought came to her” . She had not wanted to travel to Florida but her reminiscence of her past life in Tennessee led her to give false directions which led them to their death. The theme is revealed when the Grandmother registered her mistake but chooses not to speak up due to her embarrassment. The use of this phrase foreshadows that due to her inaccuracy, something horrible might happen. In the story the grandmother is described as having her “eyes dilated and feet jumped up”, when she remembered the true location of the house.This phrase reveals the theme of the story because it shows the grandmother’s embarrassment. She was embarrassed by her mistake of saying the house was in Georgia when it was really in Tennessee. Because of her life the father crashes the car and the entire family is killed by the Misfit and his friends. This scene shows how omission of the truth is just as bad as any other lie. The phrase “The instant the valise moved,” was significant in revealing the moment that the Grandmother was aware that her secret of having the cat would be revealed, which later led them to disaster. The cat was found and alarmed when the valise moved because her reaction to realization of her mistake. …show more content…
Because of the grandmother’s omission of the true location of the old house she startled the cat. When she did that it caused a chain reaction of events that led to the deaths of the entire family. This theme relates to the real world because it tells people that omitting the truth is the same thing as you telling a lie. This chain reaction in the story relates to the build up of a lie that just keeps growing bigger and bigger. This is why the theme of this story is that omission by embarrassment, is just as serious as a