The title ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ had me thinking I was going to read a story about a woman trying to find a man. Not realizing that “man” refers to a person or people in general. There was also some indication that the grandmother was a witch (and her cat) which I don’t think I would have gotten from the story at all. The grandmother was most definitely not a hero in this story. She was a master manipulator and extremely selfish. I was a little confused when she touched the Misfit on his shoulder saying that he was one of her children. She had spent the entire time trying to convince him that he was indeed good people. There was a battle of good and evil in this story and I believe that evil may have prevailed. I’m not sure how religious or spiritual the grandmother was. I think she was jus trying to talk herself out of being killed.
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JoJo, the prompt for this week is asking for specific reference to the O’Connor article about her story, Yes, she does mention that some teachers equate the Grandmother with a witch. But how does that enhance your understanding of the story? You mention the gesture. It’s not enough to just mention it. How does this mention of the gesture by O’Connor help you understand the story in a way you wouldn’t have if you had not read this article by the author?