Flannery OConnors A Good Man Is Hard To Find :: essays research papers

     In her short story "A better Man is Hard to Find Flannery OConnors seems toportray a feeling that nine as she saw it was drastically changing for the worse.OConnors obvious displeasure with companionship at the time is most likely a result of herCatholic religion and her very conservative upbringing in the old south. She seems to fork out her opinion in this particular story by using the disposition of the nan toshow what she saw was happening to the times. Evidence of societys "demise" is twistinto the story, and presented through an interesting generation gap between the grandma and her family.      The grandmother is representative of devoutness and Christianity which OConnorapparently believed to be more prevalent in the "glamorous" Old South. Attention to primdetail separated the grandmother from the rest of her family who seemed to be living in adifferent humans than she. As she organized herself in prepar ation for the trip, her familywas described as rather common people living in a frusturated middle crystalise world.OConnor described the old woman as she settled herself comfortably, removing her gaberdinecotton gloves and putting them up with her purse on the shelf in front of the back window.The childrens mother quiet had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief moreover the grandmother had on a navy blue straw navy man hat with a bunch of white violets onthe brim and a navy blue dress with a small white pane of glass in the print. Her collar and cuffswere white organdy trimmed with lace, and at her neckline she had pinned a purple sprayof cloth violets containing a sachet. In case of an accident, any single perceive her dead on thehighway would know at once she was a lady.      The parents pay little attention to the grandmother and when they do, they areoften quite rude. The unruly children are representative of the breakdown of r espect, anddiscipline, and are consequently a forecast of future generations. They constantly demeanthe grandmother and at one lead, June Star even complains that her grandmother has togo everywhere they go serious to her face. OConnor seems to be illustrating not only howtimes are changing, exactly how the future generations have no respect for thier precedents.     The Misfit represents evil. At one point the Misfit likens himself to Christ, in thatthey both were punished for crimes they did not commit. Christ accepted finish for the sinsof all people, however. The Misfit is in a constant battle against his fate that he sees