What is the moral lesson of a good man is hard to find?
Flannery O’Connor uses her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” to demonstrate the transformative power of human compassion and grace. Transformations of the two character stereotypes, which are embodied by the grandmother and the Misfit, are used to get across the story’s message.
What do the grandmother and Red Sammy talk about?
The Grandmother eagerly agrees with this and calls Sammy a “good man.” Sam states that “a good man is hard to find,” and claims that people are terrible nowadays. He also accepts the Grandmother’s theory about how Europe is to blame for moral decay in the United States.
What does the grandmother represent in a good man is hard to find?
The unnamed grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” considers herself morally superior to others by virtue of her being a “lady,” and she freely and frequently passes judgment on others. When the Misfit systematically murders the family, the grandmother never once begs him to spare her children or grandchildren.
Why does the grandmother call Red Sammy a good man?
Red Sammy is “good” because he trusts people blindly and waxes nostalgic about more innocent times—both of which the grandmother can relate to. The Misfit is “good” because, she reasons, he won’t shoot a lady—a refusal that would be in keeping with her own moral code.
What is Red Sammy’s purpose in the story relate his view of life to the story’s conflict?
Red Sammy’s purpose in the story is to reiterate the fact that one cannot trust anyone. This is a foreshadowing of the ex-convicts murdering the family. Also he says that “A good man is hard to find” (452).
Who is the villain in A Good Man Is Hard to Find?
The Misfit
What does the misfit mean when he says of the grandmother?
The Misfit is talking about the grandmother, who finally experiences transcendence in the moment before her death. Until then, she had led a life not overly exemplified by virtue. It is only when threatened with the reality of death that she finds the depth of true goodness within herself.
Who killed the grandmother in a good man is hard to find?
This moment of grace is hugely important in the story. The Misfit kills the grandmother, recoiling from what seems so foreign to him, but the grandmother has already had her moment of redemption. She’s grown at the moment of death more than she ever did before in her life, and dies with a peaceful smile on her face.