Good And Evil Are Bedfellows in Flannery O’Connor A Good Man is Hard to

The Flannery OConnor story A Good Man is Hard to Find illustrates a parallel between the Misfit and the grandm another(prenominal), screening that adept and evil are not mutually exclusive in an individual. The grandmother and the Misfit display a flowing, changing state of character, representative of this shift. Flannery OConnor develops these deuce characters on the appear as simply universe a good person and a bad person. However, there is more to each character than the surface level, as they exhibit traits that wouldnt ordinarily seem fitting in regards to what would be expected. It is this complexity in human characteristics that OConnor takes the time to develop and try out the audience the depth of humanity.William Burke defines the bond between the Misfit and the grandmother by observing a shared moral principle (99). This moral principle is the tactile sensation that they deem themselves a good person, though, for entirely different reasons. As the family begin s its trip, despite her initial objections, the grandmother is content with the ride (OConnor 203). Her agreeable nature portrays her as being a kind old woman and therefore the good person she strives to be. Despite his criminal history, the Misfit is introduced as a considerate motorist, stopping to help the hurt family and their damaged vehicle (208). Considering his reputation, had he truly been a man of evil, the family would have been in immediate danger, as opposed to just the point from when the grandmother acknowledge him. Upon the realization that the Misfit may, in fact, be no different than one of her own children, her subsequent murder reveals the Misfits own regrets about his misdeeds (OConnor 212).On the other hand, the grandmother and the Misfit both act... ...s in mind A Good Man Is Hard to Come By because a solely good man is a rarity among individuals. Regardless of the role the person may have in society, a grandmother or a criminal, perhaps, there are mo re tangled blends in a personality than just good or evil.Works Cited Burke, William. Protagonists and antagonists in the fiction of Flannery OConnor. The Southern literary Journal 20 (1988) 99. Evans, R. (1997, January). A good man is hard to find. Short Fiction A Critical Companion, Retrieved November 23, 2008, from Literary Reference Center database.Kane, Richard. Positive deconstruction in the fiction of Flannery OConnor. The Southern Literary Journal 20 (1987) 45. OConnor, Flannery. A Good Man Is Hard to Find Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. Robert DiYanni. 6th ed. Boston McGraw Hill, 2007. 202-212.