Analysis Of Flannery O Connor's A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Often times you find yourself in deep thought, reminiscing about the past. The good, the bad, and even a few memories you wished to forget and never return. In Flannery O’ Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, you are taken along on a journey. Why yes, Flannery writes about the journey the family takes together on their way to Florida, but she does a job well done figuratively joining the forces of the past and present, as well as what lies in the middle.

As Bailey, the grandmother’s only son was escorting his family on this trip through the South en route to Florida, Flannery O’ Connor vividly described the scenery along the road such as the makeup of Stone Mountain and its different shades, the assorted rows of crops which was best described as “rows of green lacework on the ground”, and the way the sunlight cascaded along the trees. Among all this beauty, John Wesley fixed himself to say, “Let’s go through Georgia fast so we won’t have to look at it much”. The grandmother was taken aback by this comment. She explained to him that if she were him, she wouldn’t talk so negatively about the state that is his own home state. She continued to reflect about the past, referring to the children about how the kids in her days were not only respectful to

She brought up the courage to say Jesus’ name, which The Misfit states that Jesus is the reason of the imbalances in life. This reflected on the story of Jesus, for withholding the power to make the blind see, the ill strong, and the dead to rise again. The story of Jesus Christ has been passed down from generations to generations teaching many lessons while also saving many souls, but not on this night. Another few gun shots rang through the woods, thus fueling the grandmother to beg for her life. She also bargained with The Misfit stating she would give him all of the money she had. At this moment, The Misfit see’s right through