In Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, a woman becomes her best only as she meets her end. She is the grandmother of a small family who decides to take a roadtrip to Florida. Everyone in the family is excited to go on the trip, except for the cranky grandma who would rather go to Tennessee. The grandma is also very materialistic, wearing fancy hats and scarfs, she appears to only find any sort of comfort when wearing expensive materials. In the end, she learns that worldly items are not the only thing she needs. The family heads off to Florida, but the whole time the grandma is thinking about how much she would rather be in Tennessee the whole time. The thought of Tennessee and her own selfish wants engulfs her
