The selfishness of a persons actions The grandmother in "A good man is hard to find," by Flannery O'Connor. dosenn’t value what she has in her life, but instead wants what has been left behind. She is a prim and proper lady dressed in a suit, hat, and white cotton gloves. This woman will do whatever it takes to get what she wants and she doesn't let anyone else's feelings stand in her way. …showed first 75 words of 934 total…

…showed last 75 words of 934 total…one of my babies. You're one of my own children!" The grandmother's life ends at this time and she never realized that she held everything dear to her at home. O'Connor leaves the reader to believe that maybe the grandmother wouldn't have changed regardless, and her head clearing for an instant could be interpreted as she knew she was going to die and was trying to think clearly long enough to save her own life.