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A good man is hard to find


             only because she hopes they can talk their father into visiting it again so she can see it. .
             Thus, it is very obvious that the Grandmother is an extremely self-absorbed, manipulative .
             woman. .
             Another prime example of O'Conners effective writing style is shown in her use of .
             foreshadowing. By using this technique, O'Conner forces the reader to notice or feel the .
             intensity of the feelings and sights given off by the story. An atristic nature is exhibited by .
             the use of foreshadowing.Throughout the story the O" Connor uses strong amount of .
             foreshadowing to clue the reader that they are going to meet up with the Misfit. One.
             example is when the Grandmother reads in the paper that the Misfit has escaped and he .
             is on his way down to Florida. The author wouldn't have to mention this part if it didn't .
             have some significance to the story. Another example is the fact that the father is very .
             nervous about the trip and has a bad feeling about the whole thing. What also make this a.
             major clue is the fact that this is stated after the Grandmother mentions the Misfit and his .
             escape. Later on in the story the family makes a pit stop at Red Sammy's diner. While at.
             the diner Red Sammy talks about how a good man is hard to find. He then brings up the .
             fact that a man in a run down van with two other people in it stopped for gas and he didn't.
             think that he could trust them. Then Grandmother once again mentions the Misfit to.
             Red Sammy and Red Sammy says that " I wouldnt be a bit surprised if he didnt attact this .
             place right here." (327) .
             Also in the story, O"Connor uses foreshadowing to help the reader sense that.
             death is clearly evident. The first clue is the fact that the author mentions that the.
             grandmother dressed to nicely, that in case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on.
             the highway would know at once that she was a lady. Another example is when they.
             are driving along the road they pass the family's old burial ground from the plantation.


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"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. She portrayed the beginning as being just a normal road trip and family would take. By reading the whole story, I found out that it backfired on ... distinctly viewed and the description of the places and the people put a vivid picture in my head. The setting often changed while traveling from state to state, so there was always changing scenery. While O" Conner described t...

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3. A Good Man is Hard to Find

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6. Analysis Of "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"

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... someone or something will always be there to exploit our weaknesses. Situations are not always as they seem. Flannery O"Connor provides a glimpse of Christ-like redemption in her short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find". The theme of this story is based upon the meeting of the inevitable death and the judgment of sinners. The Grandmother in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is in need of salvation. This woman has ... a selfish outlook towards life. She often puts vanity before good sense. She starts her journey off wearing white gloves, white ... minute of her life does she consider the Mis...

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