In “ A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “The Birthmark” both the stories have to do with nature of good and evil with their society. The storied also focus on how we can’t judge one another because we are all flawed in one way or another. I am going to compare the two stories on the elements of character analysis, the setting of the stories and the symbolisms that take place. The main character in “The Birthmark” is Aylmer. Aylmer is a well known scientist that has accomplished many experiments and discoveries. Aylmer longs to control nature and this is what drives him crazy. Aylmer realizes that nature doesn't always reveal its self. He asked his wife to remove her birthmark on her face which questions his morality. He sacrifices his wife’s
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She loses her faith which just shows that her faith really isn’t that strong. She implies to the Misfit that he is “one of my own children” (O’Connor 433). This is when she finally has awareness of compassion and empathy for others. The symbolism in “ A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is the grandmother’s hat. She wears a girly outfit for the drive thinking that if they were to crash then people would know that she was a lady, a good lady. This is very misleading because the grandmother is the furthest from a typical, sociable lady. When they actually do crash her hat falls apart along with her moral principles. The brim of the hat comes off just as they are facing the misfit. The broken hat is released just like her moral judgement. In “ A Good Man Is Hard to Find” the key moment and setting change is at the end when she actually for the first time in the story cares about someone else more than herself. The grandmother is only nice when she is on her toes. The misfit explains that the grandmother could have been a good person if somebody was around “to shoot her every minute of her life” (O’Connor
She loses her faith which just shows that her faith really isn’t that strong. She implies to the Misfit that he is “one of my own children” (O’Connor 433). This is when she finally has awareness of compassion and empathy for others. The symbolism in “ A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is the grandmother’s hat. She wears a girly outfit for the drive thinking that if they were to crash then people would know that she was a lady, a good lady. This is very misleading because the grandmother is the furthest from a typical, sociable lady. When they actually do crash her hat falls apart along with her moral principles. The brim of the hat comes off just as they are facing the misfit. The broken hat is released just like her moral judgement. In “ A Good Man Is Hard to Find” the key moment and setting change is at the end when she actually for the first time in the story cares about someone else more than herself. The grandmother is only nice when she is on her toes. The misfit explains that the grandmother could have been a good person if somebody was around “to shoot her every minute of her life” (O’Connor