O’Connor states that in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, readers “should know what is going to happen in this story so that the element of suspense in it will be transferred from its surface to its interior”. If you know what happens in the story, then upon reading it you can see clear signs of foreshadowing that hints at how the story will end. The first sign of foreshadowing has to do with how the grandmother was dressed. She was described as being elegantly dressed and even mentions how if she were to die she would still keep her “ladylike” appearances. The grandmother unintentionally prepares herself for the exact incident she mentions. Another sign of foreshadowing is when they notice a graveyard fenced in on a hill where a plantation used to be. The grandmother refers to it as a “family graveyard” and has “five or six graves”, one for each family member. The graveyard represents the family and their impending death.
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Hi Jhon. I like how you picked up on the foreshadowing in this story, there certainly was a lot of it. I did not notice the grandmother specifically mentioning the five or six graves in the story, good catch! I think the question asked of us this week was to explain what we felt the story was really about in its interior. I think this was a good start, though, and I enjoyed reading your post.