The only idea I would have missed in \u201cA Good Man Is Hard to Hard to Find\u201d had I not read the author’s article would be the designated roles of prophet and witch. While reading the story, I was irritated by the Grandmother\u2019s blatant racism and biases towards people of color and her manipulative tendencies that inevitably resulted in the massacre of her entire family. Readers interpreting the grandmother as a witch may have seemed drastic and unnecessary, but location and time do affect one’s interpretation of written works. While reading, I grew to understand why some referred to her as a witch -hypocrisy aside, the lady was insufferable and had a \u2018familiar\u2019 like pet. I also noticed O\u2019Connor reasoning to refer to the Misfit as a prophet – despite him killing the grandmother, his innate understanding of humanity shifted because of the conversation he had with her. The Misfit\u2019s perception of justice and good and evil is warped, and O\u2019Connor essentially used the Misfit to demonstrate any individual’s ability to change\/shift mindsets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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