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snowboarder4life
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High School - 11th Grade

What would be a good five paragraph essay topic on "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"?

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Posted by snowboarder4life on Wednesday March 5, 2008 at 7:21 PM and tagged with a good man is hard to find, analysis, interpretation, themes.

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  1. kazontite
    kazontite Student
    High School - 12th Grade

    Write about symbolism. I thought that you could use the idea of te grandmother, and that people now-a-days are to focused on ones self. Just kidding, I'm doing that, SO DONT COPY!

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    Posted by kazontite on Wednesday March 5, 2008 at 8:02 PM


  2. linda-allen Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    So I'm not the only teacher who still teaches the five paragraph essay?!

    You have many options for an essay on this story. One place to start is to read a critical review (which you can find here at eNotes). Does the writer say something that you disagree with or that you find especially interesting? Try to form a thesis from that.

    Here are some other ideas:

    • Religious imagery in the story
    • How the title fits the story
    • The author's  use of irony
    • Is O'Connor's use of humor really comedy or is it comic relief?
    • How does the grandmother change from beginning to end?
    • Do readers today react differently to the violence than the readers in the 1950s would have? Is it as shocking today as it would have been then?
    • How has society changed or not changed, especially in regard to prejudice?

    These are just a few ideas. Read over the story one more time and see what questions it raises for you this time. I'm sure you'll come up with the perfect topic.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/good-man/critical-overview
    http://www.enotes.com/good-man/themes

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    Posted by linda-allen on Wednesday March 5, 2008 at 8:53 PM


  3. amy-lepore Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    You could write about the "journey" of life.  The grandmother's journey from the beginning of the story to the end is an amazing study.  The journey of the family--literally and figuratively--they are going on vacation, there is a destination in mind but a detour knocks them off course.  The spiritual journey is also possible since Jesus and religion are an integral part of this story.  The journey of the Misfit and his life is also an interesting possibility.

    Good Luck and have fun!  Always choose a topic you are interested in writing and learning more about or the work will not be enjoyable.  No one wants to dredge through the arduous task of some lukewarm topic...not you as the writer, and not your teacher as the reader.  :)

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/goodmanishardtofind

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    Posted by amy-lepore on Thursday March 6, 2008 at 9:08 AM

  4. lilmama2008
    lilmama2008 Student
    Community / Jr. College

    yes i need a good 5 paragraph essay.

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    Posted by lilmama2008 on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 1:23 PM