Themes of A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O´connor...

In A Good Man is Hard to Find there are a variety of themes. The themes in this short story are: the grace of the grandmother and The Misfit, the vague definition of a â€Å"good man†, and the class of the grandmother. All of these themes are apparent to any reader, but it does not quite seem to match O’Connor’s depth style way of writing. The two characters, the Grandmother and the Misfit change from beginning to end. Even though they are both different as night and day, they both have principles and stand by their principles no matter what the circumstance. In the short story, â€Å"The Good Man Is Hard to Find† the grandmother describes a â€Å"good man† vaguely. The grandmother pertains the label â€Å"good† broadly, putting a shadow over the definition†¦show more content†¦The grandmother believes The Misfit is â€Å"good† because he will not shoot a lady, which is a denial in her faith to keep her moral principles. Her theory proves to be false. The only thing â€Å"good† about the Misfit is his uniformity in living out his moral cipher of there is no pleasure but meanness in life. Grace, an important theme to OConnor, is specified to both The Grandmother and The Misfit, suggesting that even people like the grandmother and The Misfit have the likelihood to be saved by God. The grandmother, motivated by the Misfit’s wish to know for sure what Jesus did and did not do, experiences a instant of grace when her head momentarily clears and she calls out, â€Å"Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!† (1,053). The Misfit is not factually the grandmother’s child; but this quote expresses her bewilderment she is experiencing. She sees her son Bailey as The Misfit because he is wearing Bailey’s shirt. Her comment about The Misfit seems unsuitable, but this is truly the grandmother’s most well-spoken moment in the story. She has clearness and, more importantly, sympathy. God has granted her grace just before she dies. 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