Hard To Find Misfit

The grandmother changes her attitude towards Misfit as if he was a son. She treats him nicely and even offers her own son’s belongings for Misfit to use, “Maybe Bailey has an extra shirt in his suitcase” (478). She also tried speaking to Misfit about God and prayer, “Do you ever pray?” (479). She has a long conversation with him to buy time and think about how to get out of the situation she brought upon herself and her family.

The grandmother is portrayed as being a selfish self-involved woman who wants her way, a person with little memory, just a basic old woman living with her only son. The Misfit on the other hand is a man who feels he has done no wrong, but has just been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the end comes too close to the truth, which scares him.

Before the grandmother realizes who it is that has stopped to assist them, she states, “We turned over twice!” (126), trying to gain sympathy from the men by lying about their predicament. However, this only last a few moments until she finally realizes exactly who the man is, she seals her family’s fate by blurting out “You’re the Misfit!” without even thinking about what may happen to them if she does (Walters). To this the Misfit states, “Yes’m, but it would have been better for all of you, lady, if you hadn't of reckernized me” (127). Though the Misfit is one of the only characters in this short story with any idea of what it means to ask morally serious questions and decided whether or not he should kill this family he now feels he has no choice in the matter (Bonney). Due to the grandmother’s outburst the Misfit feels he has no choice but to end the lives of the family because he cannot risk being caught. Thus, making it so that once again the grandmother’s inconsiderate ways are causing the family more troubles then she is

In the end, the narrative raises issues regarding the possibility of change in the face of death as well as the actual definition of "goodness" in a world rife with sin. The conflict between good and evil serves as a powerful and timeless theme. Exploring choices individuals make in the face of moral challenges. Body Paragraph: The author of "A good man is hard to find" makes use of foreshadowing to hint at the family's terrible fate before it actually happens by including small facts and hints. Throughout the story, Flannery O'Connor skillfully creates warning signals.

O’ Connor’s “A good man is hard to find” is a short story about a grandmother who causes her family to get into a car accident and end up in a deadly predicament with, The Misfit, who had escaped from the federal pen. The characters are clear, with both motivation and credibility. O’Connor’s use of third person is brilliant, even though there’s one weakness with the point of view. The theme is enlightening; changing from evil to good. Not only is this short story enlightening, but it is also entertaining and keeps the attention of the reader throughout the entire story.

It is not until a conversation between The Misfit and the Grandmother breaks out that the full story behind how The Misfit became to be a criminal is revealed to the reader. The Misfit talks about what has brought him to his current position in life and about why he does the bad things he does. He says, "'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 going to forget what it was you done and just be punished for it'" (O'Connor

In contrast to the grandmother's external morality, the character of The Misfit represents a more rebellious perspective on life and morality. As an escaped convict, The Misfit is a symbol of societal outcasts and those who have been diminished by conventional ethics. His philosophical discussions with Grandmother highlight the existential questions that arise in the face of suffering and death. Despite her attempts to appeal to The Misfit's humanity and inspire religious ideas, the grandmother ultimately fails to produce any compassion from him. This highlights the harsh truth that goodness is not always rewarded or recognized in a world where violence and injustice flourish.

What’s a good man? Can it be descriptive?. And can that person be identified as a good man who is hard to find?. The story of “A Good Man is Hard to Find” talks about a grandmother whose name is not mentioned directly in the story. Mystery has it, that she has been explaining her story as if she was the good man or who knows what she could be talking about referring someone or telling someone that good men are hard to find. The author Flannery O’connor wrote this story in 1953, where there must different events occurring causing the relations of racism and different inventions throughout the history that had been shaping America. Therefore, a lot of important events that must it been happening when she was writing this story could be similar to women behaving or acting like men who take responsibilities to different levels of structure to indeed understand the terms of a “ Good Man”. This is just the beginning of where the writer directs the story towards a horror story or even an uplifting depiction of someone’s own will.

“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is an amusing story. The language is easy to read and it is straightforward. There are some parts that are relatable. For example, Bailey’s mother never listening to him. Many mothers do this, granted most don’t cause their entire family to be murdered, but the overall concept is a common theme with moms. The grandmother finds something to dislike in nearly everything that happens. This also is relatable because most women can find some type of problem in anything they do. Another reoccurring aspect in the story is the concept of being a lady. The grandmother believes that is what she is, even though it is clear she isn’t. The moral of this short story is summed up to not let your mother control your actions.

The twist and turns of “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” leave the reader perplexed and riveted, relaying that the utmost thought went into the outline of the story. The author leaves the readers waiting for good to prevail over evil but never lets them have their intended ending as most stories do which is what gives this story it 's intriguing draw. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” Flannery O’Connor uses literary techniques such as conflicts, foreshadowing, imagery, simile, and irony to create eccentric characters and a twisted plot.

In the short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, written by Flannery O’Connor in 1953, you will find that there are many different aspects and themes introduced into the story such as; mischief, self-conception, grace, and the true meaning of a good man. This story is used to show how people view others, and about how finding a good man is hard to do which hints the title. Although this story doesn’t have a happy ending, I believe that the intentions and meanings behind this story are very important in the end.

She was also too stubborn to listen to her son Baily when he advised her not to bring her cat, Pitty Sing, which eventually causes a car accident. While recovering by the side of the road, a car pulls up, and the Misfit and several other escaped convicts step out. The grandmother recognizes him, and immediately begins pleading with him to spare her, and only her. Her vanity stops her from pleading for anyone else’s life but her own. The Misfit has everyone except for the grandmother taken into the woods, where gunshots can be heard.

At first, The Misfit is easily determined as an unscrupulous man because he is a criminal. The grandmother, on the other hand, perceives herself as a “good individual” with merely any flaws. The grandmother is self-centered, manipulative, pretentious; and even racist at times, with her insulting “Negro” or “nigger” references (O’Connor 278). She’s is also greedy, as she emphasizes “she would have done well to marry Mr. Teagarden” because he became a very wealthy man (O’Connor 279). The grandmother strikes us as a particularly hollow individual, extremely judgmental about her surroundings, but, lacking interpersonal perception.

I’ll give you all the money I’ve got!” (O’Connor 355). She is pleading the Misfit for her life only by saying the word lady repeatedly and offering him the money. She is also praising the Misfit by calling him a good man and trying to save her life. She was also careless about her family. When her family is taken down into the woods, she continues to talk to Misfit. She ignores the sound of when her son and rest of the family were being shot. She is apparently oblivious to many things. She was ignoring everything but the Misfit. “The shirt came flying at him and landed on his shoulders and he put it on. The grandmother couldn’t name what the shirt reminded her of” (O’Connor 354). The grandmother doesn’t even realize that shirt was her son Baileys. She had no interest in knowing where that shirt came from and what happened to my family. For the concern of her life only, she tries to persuade the Misfit the same way she tried with her family. “I know you’re a good man. You don’t look a bit like you have common blood. I know you must come from nice people!” (O’Connor 352). She is trying to manipulate the Misfit and hopes that he will bear her. She is thinking about no one else but the sake for herself. However she fails once again to influence the Misfit.

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.