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A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor

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“A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” by Flannery O’Connor, is a short story about a stubborn grandmother that has her whole family killed by an escaped prisoner named the Misfit. This story is a work of theological literature that shows that violence can be an act of religious faith rather than simply pleasure. At first, the Misfit is portrayed as a psychopath murdering people for the fun of it but that is not true. He actually says that “It’s no real pressure in life (22).” The Misfit murders individuals because of the lack of religious faith within him. He tells us “Jesus was the only one that ever raised the dead,” he then continues, “He did what he said, then it’s nothing for you to do but thow away everything and follow Him, he thown everything off balance. and if He didn’t, then enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can- by killing somebody.”(22). The Misfit …show more content…

It states, “ If you would pray,” the old lady said, “Jesus would help you.” “That’s right,” the Misfit said. “Well then, why don’t you pray?” she asked trembling with delight suddenly. “I don’t want no help,” he said. “I’m doing all right by myself.” The Misfit is very confident that Jesus will not help him but the grandmother insists he pray. She gives him solutions. He does not realize that the grandma is the answer he’s waiting for. The grandma is almost like a saint that tries to help the Misfit because he thinks Jesus won’t help him. The problem with the Misfit is that he will believe what he thinks is right until he sees literal evidence with his eyes. The type of evidence that the Misfit is looking for is Jesus actually raising someone from the dead. His heart is so set on the fact that unless some miracle happens, Jesus isn’t real and won’t be helping him or others. But Jesus is helping others because Jesus was able to get the stubborn grandmother to believe in him when she was at the risk of

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