A Good Man Is Hard to Find

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” is a short story that takes about a family that is going on a road trip to Florida. This family goes through many trials trying to get to their destination. This story surrounds a man by the name of the misfit and a very lady like women who is the grandmother. We see that throughout this story both these characters go through many trials and tribulations of what both these characters go through. I feel that the moral of the story that O’Connor is trying to outline is…

Throughout the course of literature class, we have to read articles, stories, and poems, then analyze them. Then answer and respond to a few questions on the readings. One story that caught my attention and intrigues me the most is “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’Connor. The story is about a family that consists of a grandmother(the mom of the family), Bailey(the son of the grandmother), June Star(daughter of Bailey), John Wesley(son of Bailey), the mother and the baby, that go on a…

A Good Man is Hard to Find is an unexpectedly violent short story written by Flannery O’Connor in 1953. It is about a family who are going on vacation in Florida but The Grandmother insists that they visit Tennessee instead. On the way there it is seen that The Grandmother has hidden her cat away in the car, even though her son disapproves of the cat tagging along. As they are driving The Grandmother tells her grandchildren stories and reminisces on how good she remembers the past being. She…

The characters in the story “a good man is hard to find,” by Flannery O’Connor have similar characteristics but the one characteristic that stand out the most is being morally superior. The Grandmother acts as a morally superior figure, justifying her actions by god. An example of her superiority is when the grandmother tells John Wesley to respect his native state. She states, “In my time… children were more respectful of their native states and their parents and everything else. People did…

Many stories use suspense in order to keep readers entertained, but the story, A Good Man Is Hard to Find, by Flannery O’Connor, uses it especially well. In this story, a grandma and her son are arguing whether to visit Florida or Tennessee. The grandmother does not want to visit Florida because there is a misfit on the loose. The son keeps with his decision of going to Florida, and the grandmother brings along a cat without his consent. Soon, they make a stop, and the grandmother convinces her…

The short story “A Good Man is hard to Find” describes a grandmother stuck in the past. She believes the world is in ruins, wishing she could go back and relive in the time she that was to her satisfaction. Southern gothic literature often focuses on the grotesque aspects of society at the time. The grandmother criticizes the grandchildren’s rude behavior, the misfit’s gruesome acts and the fact that no one enjoys the same things she does. The point she is trying to make is that contemporary…

In A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O’connor depicts a stubborn grandmother convincing her family to embark on a trip towards Tennessee. Soon misinterpreting directions and leading them towards a sociopath murderer, she faces the doom of the murdering of herself and her kin. Araby, by James Joyce, focuses on a boy who has developed an infatuation with his friend’s sister and is willing to travel to the bazaar to retrieve a gift for her. Unfortunately, he returns empty-handed and disappointed…

Flannery O’Connor presents the audience with two characters who have completely different mind sets, yet come to an unfortunate cross road in their life, in the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. The audience is presented with the main characters of the grandmother and The Misfit. The grandmother shows strict Christian values throughout the whole story and is brought up to seem as though she is the victim in the end. On the other hand The Misfit shows values of being an existential…

O’Connor reveals the Grandmother’s fault by expressing that “a horrible thought came to her” . She had not wanted to travel to Florida but her reminiscence of her past life in Tennessee led her to give false directions which led them to their death. The theme is revealed when the Grandmother registered her mistake but chooses not to speak up due to her embarrassment. The use of this phrase foreshadows that due to her inaccuracy, something horrible might happen. In the story the…

go to Florida, a dangerous misfit on the loose is her main point. Little did the grandmother know that she and her family would soon be going to Florida and faced with the misfit right away. The foundation of irony in Flannery O’Connor’s A Good man is Hard to Find is established right away in the short story. The grandmother alludes to many ironic facts that will take place later in the story. O’Connor uses an ironic…