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Faith Vs Misfit

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In the short story A Good Man Is Hard to Find by F.C she illuminates on the point of Faith vs. Dought. When Grandmother was talking to the Misfit by convincing him not to kill her,but the Misfit was Grandmother 's obstacle to upholding Grandmothers strong belief,so the grandmother doubted her faith by not believing. In the illuminating moment when the grandmother fell into the ditch, it was revealed that her faith became a questionable option. The grandmother began to recognize that maybe Jesus didn’t rise from the dead like she believed. This questionable thought revealed the emotions from both the grandmother and the misfit. The misfit had no relationship with Jesus what so ever. With the misfit not having faith, his values made the grandmother

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