Flannery O Connor Criticism

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In “A Good Man is Hard To Find,” Flannery O’Connor depicts elements ludicrous in nature, embracing that of death as well as the pain of living life. To sum up the general picture of the story, O’Connor wrote of a family, made up of a grandma, her son, his children, a cat and the children’s’ mother, on a road trip down to Florida, who were murdered by a condemned felon, a man by the name of The Misfit. The story embodies the nature of Good v. Evil, dilapidation of society over time and the ill-fated wit that exists in society today. O’Connor is believed to lead the reader to try and find the difference between what is right and wrong through the grandmothers thoughts and constant plight to survive her encounter and the Misfits words and actions. O’Connor then ties in ideologies of Christianity as well as the need for violence to balance out the activities of daily life. It is through her writing that Flannery expresses that she too is at an internal conflict with the thought of death portraying the grandmother to be as ill prepared for her departure as the children who have yet to enjoy the fruits of their loins. She proceeds to express that within religious values, this story also exhibits deliverance through horrid incidents by those who display grotesque nature. As a writer, Flannery…show more content…
She proceeds to express that within religious values, this story also exhibits deliverance through horrid incidents by those who display grotesque nature. As a writer, Flannery was not concerned with what the reader was to gain from the story but that the reader is to enjoy it and take from it what they may. As if to lay a bed of flowers and not be concerned whether or not they were all the same or a wide array of colors, sizes and
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