Irony In A Good Man Is Hard To Find

“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” Flanner O'Connor was an extremely famous author from Savannah, Georgia who was able to create vivid stories through his writing career. One of most renowned characters in his works, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, stated “There is no real pleasure in life” (O’Conner) however, there are many pleasurable things in life. Flanner experienced many hardships growing up in the nineteen-twenties. It was not only a time of The Great Depression, but her father died of lupus when Flanner was only at the young age of thirteen. Although, she went through tough times writing and cartooning became an outlet for her. During her high school and college years O'Connor worked on her first novel, “Wise Blood”, in nineteen-forty-eight. …show more content…
This is ironic because the grandmother thought it would be a good day for driving, and believed that it was neither too hot nor cold. She even warned him about the speed limit and where the police would hideout for speed traps. The grandma seemed very interested in the scenery, because she pointed out fun facts as they rode through the town (O’Conner). John Wesley felt completely different about the entire situation. He did not want to look at Georgia at all (O’Conner). Ironically, they were in the same car so he did not have a choice. Another example of irony occurs when grandma said, “In my time, children were more respectful of their native states and their parents and everything else. People did right then. Oh, look at the cute little pickaninny” (O’Conner)! This is ironic because we expect grandma to be more polite, especially after her comparison of respectful children of her time and the children of today. She should have set a better example, but ironically, she continued to be disrespectful and talk down on the small black child. In reality, children of grandma’s time were not more respectful and probably did more wrong than