The Authors Character in A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConn

A Good Man is Hard to let is a dead boloney written by Flannery O Connor. OConnor was an American writer whose reports always incorporated humor into a sad or devastating situation. Her collections include 31 short stories, devil novels, and a couple of letters and speeches. OConnor is most famous for her short story works. In numerous works of her, her conscious craftsmanship was revealed and alike the devoted role that Roman Catholicism plays in her life (Flannery)O Connor was born the only child to her parents in Savannah, Georgia. Her start out was a existing estate agent and her mother was born into a very large family. When O Connor was twelve years old, her family moved back to her mothers hometown of Milledgeville, GA where her father was also the mayor of for a couple of years. Milledgeville was known as the insane town in Georgia. Milledgeville was home to one of the largest mental institutions in the join States. At the time this story was written, the hospit al had 13,000 mentally ill patients hospitalized there. She was surround by crazy people. The influence of living in Milledgeville helped her in writing her stories. A Good Man is Hard to Find is one of OConnors best and well known works. The work tells the story of a practice every day family and their trip to Florida. The trip begins as normal trips do, still then turns and there is an unexpected twist thrown in. The family encounters an take flight criminal who named himself The Misfit. The criminal and his accomplices threaten the familys life, but while doing so are also very friendly and courteous. In a heroical attempt to save herself and her family, the grandmother begins talking to The Misfit telling him that she believes he really is a g... ... job with this story and I believe any ratifier can find some one or something in the story they can relate to and can apply the story to their every day life. The story has many lessons and morals that can be learned but ad ds a humorous twist to things. So I leave with this lowest though, in the words of Wendell Berry, Practice ResurrectionWorks CitiedFlannery OConnor Tegasos Literature. 1 Feb 2006. OConnor, Flannery. A Good Man is Hard to Find Discovering Literature. 3 Edition. Hans P. Guth and Gabrielle Rico, Eds. Uppersaddle River, NJ Prentice-Hall,2003(355-365)Woodiwis, Anna. Jesus thrown everything off balance Writings Swarthmore. 2003. WA schedule at Swarthmore College. 1 Feb 2006.