O’Connor brings her readers the subject of good and evil and the loss of hope for society. We see the Grandmother being arrogant and who claims to be a good christian woman, but at the same time we see the Misfit who is more thoughtful and consciences as he is the one to provide the Grandmother of God’s grace. O’Connor gives the idea that the Misfit knows more about religion than the Grandmother does despite of him being a killer. Towards the end when the Grandmother and the Misfit discuss about whether or not Jesus brings Lazarus back to life, she says maybe he didn't bring him back to life. This proves that Grandmother in fact did not have much faith as she claimed to have. Then when she sees the Misfit in distress and she calls out to him,
