Character Analysis: The Misfit

The Misfit says to Bailey and his son that his other two friends would like to chat with them in the woods. While they goes off into the woods, The Misfit goes on to say that he knows he isn’t the best man in the world, but he also isn’t the worst, the later goes on to apologize for him not wearing clothes because they had to bury their prison clothes after they

I don't care cuz now. . . I needs a new jacket to wear” This small quote explains that not only does he not feel bad about the murder but he want to continue this murderous life stating ““I killed to get them but hey . . . I don't care..” This is one big reason why he could be labeled as a monster because he does not feel human

The Misfit is the obvious choice to track and analyze as the character with “evil intelligence” in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”. The Misfit can be described as nefarious because readers know that he is an escaped convict. The story never comes directly out and says that he has murdered someone, but it can be inferred that this is what The Misfit has done. The Misfit shows his level of intelligence through the conversation he has with the grandmother. While the grandmother is pleading with The Misfit, he seems to stop and actually consider what she says: ““I just know you’re a good man,” she said desperately. “You’re not a bit common!” “Nome, I ain’t a good man,” The Misfit said after a second as if he had considered her statement carefully, “but I ain’t the worst in the world neither”” (O'Connor 257). The Misfit, unlike nearly anyone else, considers the grandmother’s statement; average people would either immediately agree or disagree with her. The Misfit futher shows of his level of depth and intelligence when the grandmother and him are discussing the subject of

A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor challenges readers to look at life through a different lense and causes her audience to make connections to the modern world from the text. Throughout the entire story, O’Connor addresses issues that are still relevant to this day by thoroughly developing each character and using each character to bring up issues that are intriguing to the audience. A Good Man is Hard to Find is a story that challenges readers to make connections and think about the world through a different lense. These thought provoking qualities are the reasons why A Good Man is Hard to Find is a must read for readers of all ages.

Should The Misfit be perceived as an evil, psychotic hoodlum as portrayed in the story, or does he save us from hearing any more religious rhetoric from the grandmother? “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” repeatedly preaches morality while giving readers the illusion that the Misfit is possibly a dark angel, in fact, the Misfit simply kills the family in order to prevent the family from giving away his route of escape. Ultimately, the act of saving one’s own life by killing cannot be judged as being wrong, the Misfit saves himself along with his supposed criminal counterparts, Bobby Lee and Hiram. The story provides no evidence or background on what crimes the Misfit and his gang have committed, therefore, the reader must

5.The misfit believes the punishment never fits the crime for himself as he uses his past punishment as a justification to commit crime. The misfit generally believes that his innocent but understands the difference between right and wrong. The misfit says that all his wrong will never fit his punishment thus proving he is doing wrong but still believes he is innocent

As Bandy mentions, the grandmother and the misfit are often intertwined in many critics’ reviews of A Good Man is Hard to Find (1). One of the most obvious ironies they share is that you perceive one as being the opposite of the other for the wrong reasons. With the grandmother, as stated before, one may assume her to be a good person, while she is in fact the opposite. While the Misfit would most likely be associated as a murderer and a horrible monster, he in fact is a decent human being. Wynne emphasizes the humor in the grandmother’s attempt to save herself by calling the Misfit one of her children (1). As if she is good and therefore he, being of the same good blood, must also be good. In these aspects I completely agree with these writer’s interpretations of the grandmother and the

By hiding himself, he has the advantage of knowledge. Through his thoughts, he discusses killing the captain to help the revolution. However, his patriotic duty would condemn his true nature. He says that he is a revolutionary, not a killer, and that nothing can be gained from killing more. His hesitation shows that in his heart, he knows killing is wrong, but he feels he has to honor his fellow revolutionists in the fight for freedom.

He adhere to a code that remained consistent and strong. From his what he experienced as a convicted criminal, he believed that the punishments were always disproportionate to the crime and that the crime, in the end, does not really matter. He stated, “’I found out the crime don’t matter. You can do one thing or you can do another, kill a man or take a tire off his car, because sooner or later you’re to forget what it was you done and just be punished for it.’” (O’Connor 365). The Misfit also harbored a genuine bafflement about religion. Whereas the grandmother accepted faith unquestionably and weakly, he challenged religious beliefs and thought deeply about how he should or should not follow the beliefs. He said, “’Jesus was the only One that ever raised the dead,’” (O’Connor 365) and “’He shouldn’t have done it. He thrown everything off balance. If He did what He said, then it’s nothing for you to do but throw away everything and follow, and if He didn’t, then it’s nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can’” (O’Connor 366). He had chosen to live under the assumption that religion was pointless and adhered to his own kind of religion: “’No pleasure but meanness.’” (O’Connor 366). His moral code was violent and was never wavered. He also did not enjoy killing anyone: “’It’s no real pleasure in life.’” (O’Connor 366). In his mind, the moral code he

“According to Freud, the unconscious [mind] continues to influence our behavior and experience, even though we are unaware of these underlying influences” (Cherry). So, because of this, he sacrifices humanity to deal with the pain and thinks nothing of it. Another reason for killing his father could be he was suffering from the Oedipal Complex. The Misfit says, “God never made a finer woman than my mother” (O’Connor). The Oedipal Complex would refer that the Misfit has, “fallen in love with one parent and developed hatred for the other” (Gill). His desire for his mother drove him to eliminate his father. Unlike the Grandmother, religion was not a factor for the Misfit. He thought God, “shown everything off balance” (O’Connor). He believed rationally only what he could sense. O’Connor made this one of the Misfit’s greatest faults. To Summarize, the Misfit’s experiences and religious disbelief kept him from being a recognizably “good” person in O’Connor’s eyes.

There exists conflicting theories among sociologists in the area of determining why a person is considered to be a deviant, and the reasons behind why he or she has committed a deviant act. From a positivistic perspective, deviance is based on biological or social determinism. Alternatively, from a constructionist perspective, deviance is created and assigned by society. Both perspectives seek to give a theory for why a person may become known as deviant. Although they both view similar acts as deviant, the basic differences between positivists and constructionists theories are clear.

If I were the king or Queen of the Kingdom by making strict laws where everyone who breaks the law should be enroll in forceful rehabilitation programs for mild deviances and incarceration for those criminal offences. I will lead with the purpose of transparency and doing the correct things to build trust in my kingdom and lead by example. Deviant behaviors include all those violations of social norms or breaking the law. This includes any behavior that is not normal within the individual’s normal behavior. In our society all, the behaviors are seen either as deviant or as a normal behavior. The lecture # 3 of the class explains, “It is not the act itself, but the reaction to the act, that makes something deviant.” There are many unique groups

The final comment of the story seams to be showing a change in misfits' life. Misfit seams to be thinking about goodness and probably thinking that evil is not the answer to the problems in his life. The story shows us that a lot of people are evil, but when they are in trouble they will think of god, as grandma did in the story. At the end of the story Misfit regrets killing grandma, and says that "she would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life. (O' Connor 318)." The story is trying to tell us that do not flight all the time and be evil, because you never know what may happen to one. O' Connor is trying to tell us that every man has good and evil in him, but some time we only see one side of them and forget that they have another side as well. The final comment of the story implies that even though misfit seams evil, there still might be some goodness in him. Misfit has gone thorough so many challenges in his life that have made him this way, because he has no faith.

The grandmother believes The Misfit is “good” because he will not shoot a lady, which is a denial in her faith to keep her moral principles. Her theory proves to be false. The only thing “good” about the Misfit is his uniformity in living out his moral cipher of there is no pleasure but meanness in life.

The Misfit is struggling with his faith in God. While he believes in the existence of a God, he does not believe in an active God. His faith struggles are likely because of the injustice he has experienced as a result of his wrongful conviction of murdering his father. He explains his doubts about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead with the grandmother: “‘I wasn 't there so I can 't say