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Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
Analytical Essay # 56027
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
A review of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find."
1,567 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
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MLA | 2004
Paper Summary:
This paper analyzes the story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," written by Flannery O'Connor. The paper describes the variety of literary techniques O'Connor utilizes in this story. The paper discusses how the author uses humor, irony, foreshadowing, and the grotesque to emphasize the fragile state of the human condition.From the Paper:
"Humor is a tool that O'Connor uses in many of her stories and "A Good Man is Hard to Find," begins as a satire of sorts as the family drives toward Florida. The story is peppered with comical images of each family member tolerating each other until they reach their destination. For instance, the bickering begins with the first line of the story when we are told that "The grandmother didn't want to go to Florida" (O'Connor 1077). It is also humorous to image the grandmother sandwiched between john Wesley and June Star. In addition, she is wearing a "navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print" (1078). In addition, we are told that her "collar and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet" (1078). Even in potentially dangerous situations, O'Connor manages to slip in instances of humor. For example, after the car crashes and The Misfit directs Bailey to the woods, we are told that "His eyes were as blue and intense as the parrots in his shirt" (1086). These statements paint a very vivid portrait of the grandmother that is humorous because we can almost sense the absurdity of her looks as well as her funny behavior in the car."More papers on Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find":
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Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Flannery-O'Connor's-A-Good-Man-Is-Hard-to-Find/56027
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"Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Flannery-O'Connor's-A-Good-Man-Is-Hard-to-Find/56027>
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