The Misfit in A Good Man Is Hard to Find Essay -- Flannery OConnor

Misfit or SaviorShould The Misfit be perceived as an evil, psycho hoodlum as portrayed in the story, or does he indite us from hearing either more ghostly rhetoric from the grandmother? A Good Man Is Hard to Find repeatedly preaches pietism while giving proof subscribers the illusion that the Misfit is possibly a dark angel, in fact, the Misfit simply kills the family in order to prevent the family from giving away his pass of escape. Ultimately, the act of saving ones own life by killing tinnot be judged as being wrong, the Misfit saves himself along with his supposed execrable counterparts, Bobby Lee and Hiram. The story provides no evidence or background on what crimes the Misfit and his gang have committed, therefore, the reader must not view them as being heartless animals. This essay will attempt to persuade the reader to understand the motives of the Misfit, hopefully depict him as a savior for conclusion the grandmothers religious jargon, and disprove that he r esembled any religious character.The Misfit is describe in the story as a violent, hard-core vile with an imbalanced mind unfit for society, a local newspaper reports that the Misfit has flee the federal penitentiary and is believed to be extremely dangerous. Here this fellow calls himself The Misfit is aloose from the federal Pen and headed toward Florida and you read here what it says he did to these people. Just you read it. I wouldnt take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did (249). The criminal justice system of the 1950s can be described as very impartial and flawed, the story doesnt tell the reader what crime was committed, but it does imply that the Misfit may have... ... be imagined if someone is profoundly religious, and cannot simply see that the Misfit kills the grandmother because she lacks tact and to ensure his escape is successful.Although readers can assume so many symbolic coincide nces throughout the story, we must formula reality, symbolism doesnt prove the existence of supernatural powers among us. The Misfits actions came from his motivating to survive his escape to freedom, while ending the life of a adult female with ancient views of the world. Despite the grandmothers cries for her own salvation, the absence of any supernatural being is revealed in the story. The world can look at the Misfit as a savior when it comes to eliminating a racist as well. work Cited O?Connor, Flannery. A Good Man is Hard to Find. The Harper Anthology of Fiction. Ed. inelegant Barnet. New York. HarperCollins, 1991. 907-917.