Summary Of A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor
Socio-historical Background of ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find.’
‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ by American writer, Flannery O’Connor, was written in 1953 but only published in 1955 in her collection of short stories. She was born in Savannah, Georgia. Although the story does not specify where Bailey and his family resided, the readers are given description of the journey they undertake during their vacation and that includes Georgia. The two elements that are almost consistent in all her stories are the influence of Catholicism and the Southern region she grew up in. Her stories always featured Southern characters and exposed issues such as racial tension and religious hypocrisy. She also regularly raised questions on morality. Another notable aspect of her works is violence that is frequently present in her stories. O’Connor claimed that characters are subjected to violence because only when they are close to dying would the true essence of a character be exposed. This is when the moment of grace will be bestowed upon the character. Therefore, she claimed that it was not ‘in spite of’ but rather ‘because of’ her strong religious belief that she incorporated such gruesome violence in her stories. …show more content…
The grandmother makes a reference to “Gone with the Wind” and the book was published in 1936 whereas the movie was only released in 1939. There is no indication of war so it is safe to assume that the story occurred after World War II. This assumption is also based upon the grandmother mentioning that Europe acted as though the United States of America was made of money. This indicates the end of the war and the perception of other nations regarding the wealth of America at the time. Another intimation of the era is the way the grandmother dresses so as to be seen as a
‘A Good Man is Hard to Find’ by American writer, Flannery O’Connor, was written in 1953 but only published in 1955 in her collection of short stories. She was born in Savannah, Georgia. Although the story does not specify where Bailey and his family resided, the readers are given description of the journey they undertake during their vacation and that includes Georgia. The two elements that are almost consistent in all her stories are the influence of Catholicism and the Southern region she grew up in. Her stories always featured Southern characters and exposed issues such as racial tension and religious hypocrisy. She also regularly raised questions on morality. Another notable aspect of her works is violence that is frequently present in her stories. O’Connor claimed that characters are subjected to violence because only when they are close to dying would the true essence of a character be exposed. This is when the moment of grace will be bestowed upon the character. Therefore, she claimed that it was not ‘in spite of’ but rather ‘because of’ her strong religious belief that she incorporated such gruesome violence in her stories. …show more content…
The grandmother makes a reference to “Gone with the Wind” and the book was published in 1936 whereas the movie was only released in 1939. There is no indication of war so it is safe to assume that the story occurred after World War II. This assumption is also based upon the grandmother mentioning that Europe acted as though the United States of America was made of money. This indicates the end of the war and the perception of other nations regarding the wealth of America at the time. Another intimation of the era is the way the grandmother dresses so as to be seen as a