A Good Man is Hard to Find

If Jesus raised the dead, then he must believe. But if Jesus didn't raise the dead, then one should live how they want. He doesn't know if Jesus truly raised the dead, because he wasn't there (but he wishes he was)

In what way is the Misfit torn?

don't litter, drive the speed limit, and watch for police officers

The grandmother is full of lofty values, such as...

duplicity

The grandmother is super selfish and self-involved, her actions and words to not match up. This is...

bring along Pitty Sings in her suitcase

What does the grandmother do without getting permission?

The founder of Methodist church

What does the name of John Wesley symbolize?

O'Connor

Who wrote this story?

the only time the grandmother would be compassionate was if she was about to die

the grandmother "... would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life"

Understatement

" 'Listen,' Bailey began, 'we're in a terrible predicament!' "

The only moment of clarity: she isn't thinking about herself, she's thinking about her child through God

"...the grandmother's head cleared for an instant."

Her entire family is being killed, but she is only concerned about herself and her life

"I know you wouldn't shoot a lady!"

possible first step of repentance for the misfit

"It's no real pleasure in life"

Doom

"The grandmother ha the peculiar feeling that the bespectacled man was someone she knew."

They end up at the house off the dirt road (which wasn't even really the house at all) and she announces that she recognizes the Misfit

How does the grandmother's nonstop talking get the family into trouble?

The grandmother doesn't want to go to Florida, she wants to go to Tennessee because of the Misfit

How does this story begin in the negative?

3

How many men emerge from the "hearse-like car" that the family sees after their accident?

honest; hypocritical

The Misfit is an ____________ character, not the the ________________ grandmother

she's the first in the car

Although the grandmother says she doesn't want to go....

Talkative, old-fashioned, manipulative, selfish

Describe the grandmother

-Outside of Toomsboro -Pass a large cotton field with a graveyard, with 6 graves -Bailey says it will be the only time they stop for the white column house, which is true because they all eventually die -Red Sam yodels "You can't win" -The grandmother dresses nice for the sole purpose of her death -The hearse-like vehicle that the Misfit drives

What are some examples of foreshadowing of the doom that occurs at the end of the story?

Cleans his glasses

What does the Misfit do that tells the reader it was almost a moment of repentance or clarity whenever the grandmother recognizes him as a child of God?

Maybe Jesus did raise the dead, so now the Misfit truly doesn't know

What does the Misfit's last quote reveal?

Grandmother and the Misfit are connected through being children of God

What does the grandmother realize about the Misfit?

She recognized the man as the Misfit

What does the grandmother say that she should not have said out loud?

The house was in Tennessee, not Georgia

What does the grandmother suddenly realize when they are headed to the house, right before the accident?

The cat jumps on Bailey's shoulders, the kids are screaming happily that they've had an accident, and June is disappointed that nobody was killed

What elements of the wreck make it humorous?

She finally loses her voice

What happens to the grandmother when she is left alone with the Misfit?

High-strung and not in control of his family.

What is Bailey's personality?

Selfish

What is one word to describe the grandmother?

Bailey & John Wesley, Mom/baby & June Star, and the grandmother

What is the order of the family's death?

"You're a good man"

What phrase does the grandmother repeat to the Misfit?

The woods gaped like a dark open mouth

What simile is used to describe the woods?

They are in Toomsboro

What symbolism occurs at the bottom of page 197?

Jesus- by raising the dead

Who does the misfit say "thrown everything off balance"?

The hypocrisy of the grandmother

Why does the Misfit question Jesus to begin with?

In case of an accident, if anybody saw her dead on the side of the road, they would know for sure it was a lady

Why does the grandmother dress so nice?

Duality of grandmother's character: she's a hypocrite, what she puts out there (telling the Misfit to pray) doesn't match who she truly is

[Grandmother] says "Jesus, Jesus," meaning Jesus will help you, but the way she was saying it, it sounded as if she might be cursing