In “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” O’Connor, told the story in third person, and it centers mainly on the grandmother. She is the character we are told the most about. We don’t get much detail, but we get to hear her thoughts and feelings. O’Connor lets us know whose story this is in the first two lines, “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind” (O’Connor, 1955, P.117). We are usually given a direct summary of her thoughts. Although the grandmother doesn’t tell the story, the all-knowing narrator does a better job to help the reader see what is really going on. Had there been a first person point of view from the grandmother’s perspective the story would have been biased
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The grandmother is the main character in the story, and if not for her, the story would have been very different. O’Connor effectively uses foreshadowing combined with the grandmother’s point of view and an omniscient narrator’s voice to create just enough suspense and horror.
The grandmother’s point of view is essential to the story. If O’Connor had used any other character, the end effect would not have been as strong. The grandmother lends a feeling of almost pity to the story. At first, the reader might feel sorry for the grandmother, since she must live with her rude son and two brats. However, as one keeps reading, it is obvious why everyone is rude to her. The grandmother thinks that because she is old, everyone should feel sorry for her. The story is seen through this character’s the point of view, which makes the reader interpret everyone’s
The grandmother is the main character in the story, and if not for her, the story would have been very different. O’Connor effectively uses foreshadowing combined with the grandmother’s point of view and an omniscient narrator’s voice to create just enough suspense and horror.
The grandmother’s point of view is essential to the story. If O’Connor had used any other character, the end effect would not have been as strong. The grandmother lends a feeling of almost pity to the story. At first, the reader might feel sorry for the grandmother, since she must live with her rude son and two brats. However, as one keeps reading, it is obvious why everyone is rude to her. The grandmother thinks that because she is old, everyone should feel sorry for her. The story is seen through this character’s the point of view, which makes the reader interpret everyone’s