“It is not the lie that passes through the mind, but the lie that sinks in and settles in it, that does the hurt” (Bacon). In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, there are two characters that are the main cause to the story; one who was dishonest and the other who was honest. Characters such as the grandmother who was dishonest and The Misfit who was an honest man. The Misfit is an honest man for many reasons throughout the story and if only the grandmother was honest to her family, they would have been safe on vacation. Honesty is important, especially between a family. Being honest keeps people out of trouble.
The story starts off with a family traveling to Florida. The grandmother did not want to go to Florida. She wanted …show more content…
If the grandmother was an honest woman to her family they all would have been alive. From the beginning the family should have known she was a liar and a manipulator (O’Connor, 34-45). The grandmother compared to The Misfit was the most dishonest character in the story. The grandmother even tried to manipulate The Misfit (O’Connor, 42-45). She thought she was a clever and honest woman, but she was nothing but a liar (O’Connor, 34-45). The Misfit knew she was just using kind words to have him fall for her tricks but he knew he was a bad man.
Honesty is important, especially in this story. If only the grandmother was honest, she and the family would have been alive (O’Connor, 34-45). The Misfit was the only honest character because he was up to no good and ending the family’s lives anyways. The family knew they were not going to make it out alive just from the way he talked to them and told his life story (O’Connor, 41-45). The death of the family was all caused by the grandmother being dishonest.
Flannery O’Connor’s story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” taught a good lesson in honesty. The grandmother should have been more honest just like The Misfit. The Misfit was an honest man, but not a good man and the family should have not listened to the grandmother. Honesty is important not only to the story, but to life in general. Therefore, people need to be more honest; it can end up getting someone in
The story starts off with a family traveling to Florida. The grandmother did not want to go to Florida. She wanted …show more content…
If the grandmother was an honest woman to her family they all would have been alive. From the beginning the family should have known she was a liar and a manipulator (O’Connor, 34-45). The grandmother compared to The Misfit was the most dishonest character in the story. The grandmother even tried to manipulate The Misfit (O’Connor, 42-45). She thought she was a clever and honest woman, but she was nothing but a liar (O’Connor, 34-45). The Misfit knew she was just using kind words to have him fall for her tricks but he knew he was a bad man.
Honesty is important, especially in this story. If only the grandmother was honest, she and the family would have been alive (O’Connor, 34-45). The Misfit was the only honest character because he was up to no good and ending the family’s lives anyways. The family knew they were not going to make it out alive just from the way he talked to them and told his life story (O’Connor, 41-45). The death of the family was all caused by the grandmother being dishonest.
Flannery O’Connor’s story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” taught a good lesson in honesty. The grandmother should have been more honest just like The Misfit. The Misfit was an honest man, but not a good man and the family should have not listened to the grandmother. Honesty is important not only to the story, but to life in general. Therefore, people need to be more honest; it can end up getting someone in