The Misfit
In Flannery O’Connor’s short story, A Good Man Is Hard To Find, she narrates a trip taken by a family of six to the sunshine state of Florida. From the beginning we can tell that the grandmother does not want to go because a criminal had escaped prison. Throughout the short story we follow the road trip right up to when the family has a car accident and they find themselves face to face with The Misfit. By the end of the story the family is murdered, however we learn that The Misfit knows who God is, but no longer believes. In this essay I will provide the reader with how we can relate to The Misfit, and the connection O’Connor had to this character. Many people can relate to The Misfit, especially Christians. We can tell that The Misfit
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According to Tami Flaum, O’Connor’s life is, “meaningful because of the passion of Christ” and “Her religious belief is central to her life.” Even though she could have been unsuccessful using her faith to write her stories, she wanted to share her faith in any way she could. Hallman Bryant says in his essay Reading the Map in “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, “She believed that people in the modern world were not following the true path and had to be made to see their condition for what is was – A wandering by the wayside” (81). I believe that Flannery relates to every character she writes in some way or another for example, The Misfit. She went through one of those times where she doubted and thought she would not come back, but she did. The Misfit is her way of showing her readers, it’s okay to come back.
Christians have their flaws, we are not perfect people. O’Connor wanted to show her readers that it is okay to be lost, but you need to find your way to the right road. You can still receive grace. “Many people, if not convinced of her Christian views, are at least intrigued by those world she creates in her fiction, which strike readers deeply and intensely, but rarely do her stories strike them falsely” (Flaum). Flannery O’Connor and her readers can relate to The Misfit because we may wander from our faith, but we always have
According to Tami Flaum, O’Connor’s life is, “meaningful because of the passion of Christ” and “Her religious belief is central to her life.” Even though she could have been unsuccessful using her faith to write her stories, she wanted to share her faith in any way she could. Hallman Bryant says in his essay Reading the Map in “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, “She believed that people in the modern world were not following the true path and had to be made to see their condition for what is was – A wandering by the wayside” (81). I believe that Flannery relates to every character she writes in some way or another for example, The Misfit. She went through one of those times where she doubted and thought she would not come back, but she did. The Misfit is her way of showing her readers, it’s okay to come back.
Christians have their flaws, we are not perfect people. O’Connor wanted to show her readers that it is okay to be lost, but you need to find your way to the right road. You can still receive grace. “Many people, if not convinced of her Christian views, are at least intrigued by those world she creates in her fiction, which strike readers deeply and intensely, but rarely do her stories strike them falsely” (Flaum). Flannery O’Connor and her readers can relate to The Misfit because we may wander from our faith, but we always have