In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, there are many examples of foreshadowing that O'Connor uses to enlighten the reader as they go along. O' Connor is preparing the reader from the beginning, for the ending she has in mind. The reader starts to suspect the tragic ending very early on in the story. The scenery describes an impending doom, from the gloomy forest and winding road, to the graveyards. Also, the grandmother is constantly dropping hints of what is to come by talking about the Misfit or referring to death and how much the world has gone wrong. The Misfit is constantly being alluded to throughout the story until the time he appears. O'Connor wants a lot of emphasis on the ending of the story to get her religious view point across to her readers. It seems that O'Connor truly wishes to describe the story in such a way that the reader can feel the message in their own heart.
The first instance of foreshadowing is when the grandmother introduces the Misfit into the story. She does not want to go to Florida on the family vacation and tries everything in her power to change Bailey and her daughter-in-law's minds. She brings up the Misfit, a murderer escaped from federal prison said to be travelling to Florida, in an attempt to convince her son to go to Tennessee to visit some of her relations. She will not stay at home, but travels with the family, even though they are not going where she wants to go. The grandmother also decides to take her cat along on the trip, knowing that her son does not want to show up at a hotel with an animal. This gives the reader an idea that the cat is going to cause, at best, a bad argument. The grandmother has an obsession with being seen as a lady. She dresses in her Sunday best, "In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once that she was a lady" (258). This is clearly a foreshadowing of impending doom.
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery O"Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find is filled with foreshadowing which the first time reader will not grasp, but leaps out of the pages for repeated readers. When first read, A Good Man is Hard to Find, the reader does not value the importance of the grandmother charter and her warning. ... When the reader reads the novel for a second time is when all of the foreshadowing leaps from the pages. ... (Andra) The second time reader finds himself or herself yelling at the grandmother with each step the family takes towards t...
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In Flannery O"Connor's short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the gruesome ending comes as quite a shock. ... He finds the family on the side of the road, just as the quote states, "The dragon is by the side of the road..." ... The grandmother embodies in her character many foreshadowing elements in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." ... She keeps repeating herself telling the Misfit that she knows he is a good man. ... Flannery O"Connor uses strong imagery and symbolism to foreshadow the tragic events that occur at the end of "A Good Man is Hard to Find." ...
The foreshadowing effect in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" To foreshadow is to give a hint or a suggestion of a forthcoming event. Flannery O"Connor uses the foreshadowing effect adequately in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." ... In my opinion, the foreshadowing effect can either make or break a story, it can hint too much or not enough. The foreshadowing in this story was very effective because everything that O"Connor suggested seemed to happen just as I thought it would; however, the element of surprise was still present. ... From the newspaper article about The Misfit, to the gunshots heard fr...
O'Conners use of characterization in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is clearly important to the story. ... Another prime example of O'Conners effective writing style is shown in her use of foreshadowing. ... While at the diner Red Sammy talks about how a good man is hard to find. ... This is a man who is a killer yet very polite in the way he talks. ... Most people will agree that Flannery O'Conners "A good man is hard to find" is a very interesting story, which uses characterization, forshadowing, and symbolism in a very positive way. ...
In her story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Flannery O'Connor implements her southern religious personality and uses foreshadowing and characterization to depict the mysterious ways that God works through human beings. ... In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" she uses the grandmother to show that everyone deserves to be saved by God, even if they led a sinful life. The beginning of "A Good Man is Hard to Find" appears to be insignificant. ... You've got good blood! ... "A Good Man is Hard to Find" shows how O'Connor viewed God's myster...
Don't Underestimate the Grandmother Is it that hard to find a "good" man in this world? According to Flannery O" Connor, finding a "good" man is hard to do. O"Connor writes the story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," trying to portray the difficulty in finding a "good" man. No one is perfect, but knowing the difference between good and bad is usually not a hard decision. ... The grandmother realizes the Misfit is a "good" man and tries harder to plead for her life. ...
"A good Man is Hard to Find", by Flannery O" Conner was a suspenseful and kept me wanting to read to find out what happens in the end. It had good foreshadowing techniques and O"Connor did a good job of writing the story. ... The title gave me curiosity and I wanted to find out what the true meaning of the title meant. ...
