In this story, the grandmother and Misfit, who is a wanted criminal, live by a moral code that affects their basic decisions. O’Connor portrays the “moral code” not necessarily as good, but simply a code of conduct. At first, Misfit’s moral code appears misguided, but it turns out that it’s the grandmother’s code that is bad. Her moral code is more based on what she thinks is good. She repeatedly deceives her family. Despite her devoted love towards Christianity, she cannot find herself praying to God in times of a crisis and starts to question Jesus. Unlike the Grandmother, Misfit’s moral code is more consistent. He is more violent and believes that the crime does not always fit the punishment and that the crime doesn’t matter in the
