Grandma, from “A Good Man is Hard to Find” can be seen through the lenses as a neutral character. At the beginning she was being passively racist. She was talking to her children at the highway as she tempted to tell them that is now how African Americans dress like at her time; she explained it in a way she feels she wants their close people to understand her linguistics while using defamatory language to her kids. Modern day parents would take this as an excuse that I justify her bad tongue as a “good saint”. However, I feel that there are more differing sides to every story than only the good side and the bad side. Grandma had tried to help the man to see the light of God to; to bless him. Even if she failed to find the good man in the criminal, her intentions of showing him that there is more to life than loosing that chance to be good gave her a chance to express the morals to be better.
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3 thoughts on “Week 9 Discussion ~ Isaiah White”
I appreciate how you highlighted the grandma’s blend of good intentions and imperfections, it adds a layer of authenticity to her character. Despite her old-fashioned beliefs, her effort to connect with The Misfit at the end is really heartfelt. It shows she’s searching for the good in him, even if it doesn’t pan out as she hoped. You’re spot on, she’s not just black and white, and that complexity makes her a fascinating character.
Hi Isaiah White, I appreciate your insights on Grandma’s character. She is racist, but she also tries to help others, which makes her complex in my opinion. It’s critical to acknowledge her intentions and the ethical teachings she seeks to promote. Her interactions with the criminal illustrate that even flawed individuals can serve as role models, showing a desire for understanding and redemption. This dichotomy emphasizes how literature often captures the complexity of morality and human action.
ZeZe, these may be good observations, but the prompt asks students to discuss something O’Connor reveals in the article that you would not have noticed about the story without help of the article.