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A 5 page research paper/analysis in which the writer discusses how to approach this short story from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Hard to Find," the student researching this paper should consider several points. For one thing, the student who is researching this topic indicates using only one source for this paper,
however, by consulting various sources, regardless of whether or not they are cited in the paper, it is possible to gain insight into the work of a particular author, which
makes deciding on an approach to analysis much easier. For example, in the short stories of Flannery OConnor, the characters tend to
encounter or experience what can arguably be described as their worst nightmare. In so doing, OConnor illustrates that these experiences can either transform or condemn individuals, providing an epiphany of
grace or else condemning the protagonist to a hell on earth. In other words, her stories are constructed so that the rising "action of conflict between two characters" will either
"converge or collide at the climax of the story" (Harbour 187). The underlying message for much of OConnors fiction is that while one may endeavor to avoid self-examination and the
"deeper questions" of life, these issues are unavoidable and will inevitably have to be faced. "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" is considered to be one of Flannery
OConnors most controversial and problematic short stories (Clark 66). There are really only two characters in this story-the grandmother and the escaped criminal, the Misfit (Bandy 107). The rest of
the characters are carefully drawn-the "hateful little June Star or the whiny Red Sammy"-but they do not enter into the central conflict of the story (Bandy 107). Also, while the
Misfit is not physically a part of the story until the final pages, his presence, nonetheless, his influence "hangs over the story" from the beginning when the grandmother warns her
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