"A Good Man is Hard to Find"
What does the Grandmother call The Misfit after he has shot her whole family?
"One of my own children"
Who is The Misfit?
A wanted criminal who is on the loose
Before they leave to go on the trip, what does the grandmother point out to the family in the newspaper?
An article about The Misfit, who is a murderer on the loose
Why does the Misfit compare himself to Jesus?
Because both were persecuted
What is the moral of this story?
Class and status do not define who you are; Other people's definition of you is not who you are
Who wrote "A Good Man is Hard to Find"?
Flannery O'Connor
What is Southern Gothic literature?
Focuses on strange events, strange characters, and creates a moody and unsettling depiction of life in the American South
What is really true about the Misfit?
He has a side of him that is polite, smart, and calm
What does the Misfit say about himself?
He knows he's not a good person but he does not think he's the worst person either
Why was the Misfit "persecuted"?
He was sent to jail - he does not know why he was punished so badly
What does the Grandmother sneak into the car on the trip?
Her cat, Pitty Sing
Who does the Misfit compare himself to?
Jesus
What's the difference between the Misfit and Jesus?
Jesus did nothing wrong; the Misfit is a criminal
Who is the Grandmother?
She is selfish, annoying old woman who lives with her son and his wife and kids in Atlanta
What is true about the Grandmother?
She is selfish, racist, and believes she is better than others
Why does the Grandmother scream?
She screams because she recognizes that he's the Misfit
What lie does she tell the kids to make them want to see the plantation?
She tells them there is secret panel to make the old house seem more interesting
After the Grandmother calls the Misfit her own child, what does he do to her?
Shoots her in the chest 3 times
What type of literature is this story an example of?
Southern Gothic
On the car trip, what does the Grandmother convince her son Bailey to do?
Take a detour off the road to visit a plantation she once visited
What do the other two criminals do with Bailey and John Wesley, his son?
Take them in the woods and shoot them
What do people say about the Misfit?
That he is evil, mean, sneaky, and insane
What does the Misfit say to the Grandmother?
That its not good that she recognized him
What does the Grandmother say to the Misfit?
That she can tell he's from nice people; that he must be a good person
What does the Grandmother want people to believe about her?
That she is classy, polite, and considerate
When they are deep in the woods looking for the plantation, what does the Grandmother remember?
That the plantation is Tennessee, not Florida
What happens when she remembers the actual location of the plantation?
The Grandmother jerks her feet causing Pitty Sing to out of his basket, which causes Bailey to wreck the car
Who is Bailey?
The Grandmother's adult son who is frazzled dealing with his family on the car trip
Who is the man in the glasses?
The Misfit
"Moment of Grace"
The point in the story where an extremely flawed character, the Grandmother, reaches out to the Misfit, which leads her to be a better person right before she dies
What do the other criminals do next?
They take Bailey's wife, June Starr, and the baby into the woods and shoot them
Once the wreck happens, who passes by in a car and gets out?
Three men in a car, one wearing glasses
Where is the family headed?
To Florida on vacation
Where does the Grandmother want to go?
To Tennessee to visit her relatives