A Good Man is Hard to Find (O'Connor) : Perspective
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A Good Man is Hard to Find:
Perspective
Throughout the literary work by Flannery O'Connor, it conveys several topics but one of the main themes this story suggests is perspective, and without this element in “Good man is hard to Find” things would’ve been completely different in Connor’s work. In general, when it comes to perspective in a story there is no right or wrong answer since everyone holds an unique point of view whether it is religion, social opinion and many more judgements. Hence, in the story it focuses on a family journey trip to Florida; however things get tragic when the Misfit, who escaped prison and was also heading to Florida comes in their way and kills them all one by one. But before he killed the grandma, the Misfit tells a little bit of his background and his point of view of Jesus.Hence, Perspective can often change from person to person and in this book, "A Good Man is Hard to Find", the main theme would be perspective because the grandma and the Misfit both had different points of view about religion , the grandma’s point of view of the trip differed from the rest of the family, and grandma and the couple at the restaurant had similar point of views on certain topics.
Perspective often changes from person to person and this book, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by O'Connor, actually consisted of perspectives. The grandma and the Mifit both had different views or perspectives of religion . According to Connor, “‘If you would pray,’ the old lady said, ‘Jesus would help you.’ ‘That's right,’ The Misfit said. ‘Well then, why don't you pray?’ she [the grandma] asked trembling with delight suddenly. ‘I don't want no help,’ he [The Misfit] said. ‘I'm doing all right by myself’” (Connor 150). From this conversation, it can be inferred that the grandma believes that Jesus can help people change for the better and that this criminal should look up to Jesus to become one himself. But on the other hand, the Misfit thinks he is better off doing things his way regardless of how many people he is hurting. Misfit also believed that “Jesus shown everything off balance” (151) which is why it is okay for him to commit all the crimes he committed. The grandma’s point of view was different. She is more religious, and therefore...