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“She knew that Bailey would not be willing to lose any time looking at an old house, but the more she talked about it, the she wanted to see it once again and find out if the little twin arbors were still standing””(O’Connor 455). She is the one who insisted on turning back to see the old plantation. Once again it shows how self-centered and selfish she is. When they meet with Misfit, grandmother is the one who recognizes him. If she was smart enough to be quite Misfit probably would let them go. Grandmother tries to use her manipulative techniques on him but it doesn’t help. It looks like he i enjoys seeing her begging for own life. She is trying to save herself by pleading to Misfit “You’ve got good blood! I know you wouldn’t shoot a lady! I know you come from nice people! Pray! Jesus, you ought not to shot a lady. I’ll give you all the money I’ve got!”(O’Connor 461). All the talking that she does has no affect on him. As she contemplates her fate she reaches out for God and forgiveness. Misfit brings out the best of grandmother. She is finally showing care for someone other than herself. At the end, she reaches out to the Misfit and tells him “You’re one of my own children” (O’Connor 462). He shrinks from it and kills her saying that she would have been a good woman if she had a gun pointed to her head all the
