A Good Man Is Hard to Find | Essays and Criticism

  • O'Connor's Story as a Good Example of the Author's Fiction

    In the following essay, the author discusses O'Connor's story as a good example of the author's fiction.

  • Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard to Find: The Moment of Grace

    In the following short essay, Clark discusses the moment of grace in O'Connor's story, when the grandmother reaches out to touch the Misfit. Though O'Connor has repeatedly explained the ending to her story, many critics remain confused about her intentions, particularly those who do not agree with or understand her strict approach to religion.

  • A Cloak of Grace: Contradictions in A Good Man Is Hard to Find

    In the following essay, Ochshorn attempts to dispel some common misinterpretations of "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" -mainly that the grandmother was evil and the Misfit was misunderstood. Nevertheless, Ochshorn concedes that the grandmother's act of reaching out towards the Misfit was a last-ditch effort to save her own life.