Flannery O'Connor begins her story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by introducing the grandmother. The character of the grandmother is a very domineering and manipulating one who attempts to engineer her family’s vacation to Florida according to her need for attention. This cheery vacation takes a morbid turn for the worst when the family encounters an ex-con, The Misfit, who brutally murders them in cold blood, sparing no one. This short story …showed first 75 words of 1160 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1160 total…author has a unique style of portraying his/her point of view and having the reader focus on a specific character and more specifically a characteristic. O'Connor’s character, the grandmother, sets new standards for a self-centered and conniving manipulator, with no small price to pay. She achieves these standards by use of her unique choice of plot, literary format, and dialogue. So just when you are thinking of complaining about your family, think again.