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"A Good Man Is Hard to Find"


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"A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
An analysis of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find".
2,189 words (approx. 8.8 pages) | 0 sources | 2007 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper examines Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and focuses on how the grandmother becomes an agent of God's grace once she discovers reality within herself. It discusses why O'Connor chooses the grandmother as the protagonist and also exploits the use of motifs and irony in the story.

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"In "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," O'Connor shows us how the grandmother is out of touch with reality by displaying irony. For example, the grandmother's perception of the weather is ironic. When the Misfit tells the grandmother about the cloudless, sunless sky, she responds, "It's a beautiful day" (O'Connor 364). Her statements prove that she is in denial. Also, the grandmother calls the Misfit a "good man" although she pronounces him a criminal in the beginning of the story. In today's society, does a "good man" represent a criminal? O'Connor wants us to acknowledge that the grandmother's lack of judgment precludes her from grasping reality. Furthermore, the grandmother desperately offers the Misfit money in sake of her life despite her greediness. "

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APA Citation:

"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-A-Good-Man-Is-Hard-to-Find/100500

MLA Citation:

""A Good Man Is Hard to Find"" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-A-Good-Man-Is-Hard-to-Find/100500>




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