Flannery O Connor's A Good Man Is Hard

Everyone has something. Everyone has their own escape. Everyone has their own story. Born into carefully made wars; into emptiness; into internal fights; into self-discovery - all operated in treatment of bearing with guilt, grace, and redemption or salvation. It is incredibly human to feel blame, to still tally the number of times to expect a certain face in a crowd; to have weaknesses in order to be reached, to be sought, to be touched in areas where numbness lies. Attention is one thing; it is another if people actually learn to let themselves be more than just temporary. It is truth, it is escape to explain why things never go a certain way - perhaps as well as why things are the way they are - and they craft excuses for others who felt inclined to hurt. Some struggle with the uncertainties of life, people, as well as themselves, especially to grey areas. With this, two characters, one pubescent and beautiful, the other twistedly philosophical, are distinguishably comparable and distinct. The Misfit from Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and …show more content…
His introduction consists of the vulnerability and power that create a vital sense of denying change. However, towards the end of the story, the readers can fathom that the Misfit experienced epiphany after the inhumane events and finds it possible for him to achieve grace through the grandmother’s love and sympathy. In Joyce Carol Oate's "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been," Connie is introduced in the form of comparison to her mother where she evokes the challenges and vulnerabilities of trusting with natural instincts, as well as acting upon impulse in regards to a life or death situation. She developed a habit of checking herself in the mirror plenty of times, reassuring herself about her young beauty, but only to conclude that Connie is desirable for all the wrong