A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Flannery O’Connor
- First Published: 1953
- Type of Work: Short story
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Traveling or travelers, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Betrayal, Religion, Spiritual life or spirituality, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Cats, Violence, Christianity, Accidents, Death or dying, Grandparents or grandchildren, Ethics, Theft, Arson, Mass murderers or serial killers
- Locales: Georgia
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is one of O’Connor's most frequently anthologized short stories, and it makes an excellent illustration of her ability to combine grotesque humor with serious thematic material.
The story opens as a family prepares to go on vacation in Florida. The story focuses immediately on the grandmother, who wants to visit relatives in east Tennessee and who uses the escape of the Misfit, a murderer, from prison to try to persuade her son, Bailey, to change his mind. He refuses. The two grandchildren, John Wesley and June Star, are quickly characterized...
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