In Flannery O’Connor’s short fiction, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” a family is preparing to fly from Georgia to Florida for a vacation. The grandmother tries to talk the family into traveling to Tennessee instead because she has relatives there that she wants to see. But instead of disclosing her genuine intentions, the grandma uses deceit. The grandmother makes the claim that a criminal known as The Misfit has broken out of a federal prison and is rumored to be traveling to Florida. She expresses concern that they might run into him while traveling. It examines how appearance and reality clash. The grandma presents herself as a ladylike Christian, yet her interaction with The Misfit demonstrates that she does not adhere to the fundamental principle of christianity. Yet she believes herself to be a fountain of wisdom, offering advice and opinion on a myriad of topics. The Misfit, on the other hand, is exactly what he appears to be. The exchange between the Misfit and the grandmother leads to her moment of epiphany. I think what’s in the interior is the revealing of grandma’s true identity and the point that goodness can be found in the most unexpected places and people, even in an evil creature.
