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A 3 page essay that examines Flannery O'Connor's short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find." The writer argues that this is a short, but intensive psychological study. Although there are other characters in the story, it is principally about the elderly woman referred to as the grandmother and the escaped criminal who is called the "Misfit." Each of these characters is the product of cause and effect. An examination of the story shows how each of these warped characters is the product of the social situation that produced them. No additional sources cited.
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characters in the story, it is principally about the elderly woman referred to as the grandmother and the escaped criminal who is called the "Misfit." Each of these characters is
the product of cause and effect. An examination of the story shows how each of these warped characters is the product of the social situation that produced them.
The first part of the story is devoted largely to establishing the supercilious nature of the grandmother. While the Misfit is not physically present in this part of the story,
his presence is felt because the grandmother warns her son about the Misfits escape from prison and argues that this constitutes a good reason for not going to Florida. Limited
in educational possibilities, women, and admittedly Southern women in particular, were socialized to consistently place their own needs and opinions subordinate to those of the men in their lives.
The results of this is that societal circumstances encouraged these women to be passive aggressive, and extremely manipulative. It is clear from the beginning of the story that the
grandmother is not a welcome addition to this trip. The obnoxious little girl, June Starr, complains that "She has to go everywhere we go" (OConnor 948). Once the family
is on its way, OConnor emphasizes that the grandmother is totally lacking in any sort of sympathetic or empathetic feeling. The grandmother sees a young black child by
the road, too poor to possess pants, and is taken by how "picturesque" the situation is rather then seeing the human suffering that is going on. "Oh look at the
cute little pickaninny, she said and pointed to a Negro child standing in the door of a shack. Wouldnt that make a picture..." (OConnor 949). As this suggests, the
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