A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor

Symbols are everywhere in our daily lives. Everyone is used to seeing symbols. Symbols are so popular there is a writing system that uses symbols (emojis), and already many send them on a daily basis. In the story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" symbols are all over the place. Using the car crash as a symbol, Flannery O'Connor was showing more than the literal words on the page. The car crash is a symbol for more a than just a car crash it symbols for sin. Car crashes for the most part are on accident and is a symbol for sin and faults. When crashes happen, they happen fast and sometimes deadly. Relating crashes to sin is a not far fetched idea. Both are mistakes that many will regret and would gladly take back if they had a chance. No one is perfect and mess ups happen, but with concentration and care a majority of accidents are avoidable. Just like sin, staying focus on what is true and just will help one stay on the path to righteousness.
Because of this, no one in the story is a hero in a superhero sense, and we do not know who to cheer and root for. The grandmother believes she is righteous and holy. ‘“If you would pray,” the old lady said, “Jesus would help you.”’ The grandmother believes she is the better than others and has power to judge everyone else, but in fact, that is her down fall. Just like a car crash, we do not sin on purpose. But like car crashes, it happens to the best of us. No one is saved from eternal death and no one is perfect. Everyone makes