The importance of violence in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
Date Submitted: 12/18/2004 04:34:36
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 3 pages (910 words)
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 3 pages (910 words)
The Importance of Violence in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find", Flannery O'Connor uses violence as a
force of both good and evil to demonstrate how people's attitudes and perspectives of life
change when they are faced with a situation of violent danger. The story is about a family
of six who, on their way to Florida are murdered by an …
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good and evil. The vast change in the attitude of the grandmother demonstrates how there
can be a positive outcome of violence. While the personality of the Misfit proves to
demonstrate how societies image of what is evil is not one of reality.
Works Cited
O'Connor Flannery. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Literature An Introduction to Fiction,
Poetry and Drama. Second ed. Eds. X.J.Kennedy. Dana Gioia. Longman, New York
2000. 330-346.
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