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A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Short Story
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bookshelves: short-stories, southern-lit, rfp-breakfast-club, short-story-club, gothic
Mar 22, 2015
bookshelves: short-stories, southern-lit, rfp-breakfast-club, short-story-club, gothic
Read 3 times. Last read March 22, 2023 to March 24, 2023.
"It isn't a soul in this green world of God's that you can trust."
A family, including a grandmother, is traveling to Florida in this Southern Gothic story. The Misfit is on the loose, escaped from the federal prison, which worries the travelers. The story begins with the grandmother, a Southern lady, acting in a self-centered, manipulative, and hypocritical manner. There are many instances of dark foreshadowing during the trip with the journey ending on a frightening note.
The story questions the nature of goodness. The Misfit is not good, but he is honest about it. Flannery O'Connor has created characters that are very memorable. She also brings up religious elements, the idea of divine grace and salvation, in the midst of violence in a very dark ending.
A family, including a grandmother, is traveling to Florida in this Southern Gothic story. The Misfit is on the loose, escaped from the federal prison, which worries the travelers. The story begins with the grandmother, a Southern lady, acting in a self-centered, manipulative, and hypocritical manner. There are many instances of dark foreshadowing during the trip with the journey ending on a frightening note.
The story questions the nature of goodness. The Misfit is not good, but he is honest about it. Flannery O'Connor has created characters that are very memorable. She also brings up religious elements, the idea of divine grace and salvation, in the midst of violence in a very dark ending.
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Reading Progress
March 21, 2015
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Started Reading
March 22, 2015
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March 22, 2015
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short-stories
March 22, 2015
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southern-lit
March 22, 2015
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March 7, 2021
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Started Reading
March 8, 2021
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Finished Reading
March 11, 2021
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rfp-breakfast-club
March 22, 2023
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Started Reading
March 24, 2023
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short-story-club
March 24, 2023
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gothic
March 24, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Sep 16, 2019 06:01PM
I have this waiting on kindle, Connie. Glad to see your thoughts...
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Paula wrote: "I have this waiting on kindle, Connie. Glad to see your thoughts..."This is one of my favorite short stories. I hope you like it too.
What is the link between the title and the story? And what is the implicit meaning of a good man within it? I can't get it clearly !!!
Aicha wrote: "What is the link between the title and the story? And what is the implicit meaning of a good man within it? I can't get it clearly !!!"It's been a long time since I read the story and I don't remember the details, Aicha. The grandmother uses that phrase when she tries to get the criminal to live up to her expectations and act like a good man when she is trying to save her life.
This is the story that I still vividly remember leaving me gobsmacked. Great review, Connie.
Lorna wrote: "This is the story that I still vividly remember leaving me gobsmacked. Great review, Connie."Thanks, Lorna. It is shocking the first time you read it!
The foreshadowing you mention is especially good, but the ending...!
Cecily wrote: "The foreshadowing you mention is especially good, but the ending...!"I've read this many times, but the ending still shocks me! It always has me wondering if I've understood the author's religious message too.
