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tammy923
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How do you think the grandmother changes during the course of events in A Good Man Is Hard To Find?

Does she really change at all?

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Posted by tammy923 on Friday February 23, 2007 at 12:42 PM and tagged with a good man is hard to find, grandmother.

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  1. chloemink Student

    Her religious epiphany at the story's end provides the philosophical thrust behind the narrative. She is selfish and pushy; in fact, her desire to see a house from her childhood results in the family's death at the end of the story. She demonstrates racist behavior and she reveals a superior moral attitude.

    The Misfit's explanation for his behavior provides an opportunity for the self-centered Grandmother to reflect on her beliefs in the moments before he shoots her "three times through the chest." In her final moment, the Grandmother reaches out and touches the Misfit, whispering "You're one of my own children!" The Misfit's final commentary on the Grandmother is that "she would of been a good woman ... if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life."

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    Posted by chloemink on Friday February 23, 2007 at 2:09 PM