`Internally this story is about one’s morality and how it changes based on various internal and external factors. This can mainly be seen in the grandmother as a character. While she is not a literal evil person, she carried some evil beliefs which caused her to be seen as a bad person. It is plausible to say she internally feels this as she dresses above her class to seem more eloquent. This also plays into the fact that one’s morality is not governed by looks. This is prominently seen with the grandmother’s encounter with the Misfit. She incorrectly assumes he is a good person based on his looks even though he was already known as a vicious killer. One aspect about morality is that one’s ideals can change how they personally view themselves. This is seen in the Misfit did not see himself as culpable for his own actions. These characters are polar opposites of each other.
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Hello Tristan, I like what you stated, “Internally this story is about one’s morality and how it changes based on various internal and external factors.” As seen in the story, the grandmother did not plead to save her children or grandchildren instead she pleaded to save herself because a factor changed which is that she then realized the Misfit would kill her even if she was a lady dressed the way she was. Another situation that factors changes was the grandmother manipulating her family just so she can go to Tennessee when the original plan was to go to Florida. Maybe if they stuck to the plan of going to Florida, they would all still be alive.