A Good Man Is Hard To Find Critical Analysis
The Flannery O’Connor short story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” was an amazing story. Ms. O’Connor wrote the short story in 1955 and even in today culture the story is still being analyzed as one of the most powerful and best seller short story in today society. The story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” begins with an family of six from Atlanta, Georgia in the mid-1950. The family of six foundation started with the Grandmother (the husband mother), Bailey (the husband), the wife, the infant baby (girl), John Wesley (the oldest boy) and June Star (the second oldest girl). Bailey and his wife planned a trip to Florida for a family vacation. The grandmother wasn’t happy about the trip to Florida because she wanted the family to go to East Tennessee
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136-137 the grandmother continue to speak and the more she spoke the more of her personality started to come to life. The grandmother told the children a story about when she was a maiden lady and about a good man name Mr. Edgar Atkins Teagarden from Jasper, Georgia. When the grandmother describe Mr. Teagarden as a good looking man who was also a gentleman. The grandmother explained to the children that Mr. Teagarden brought her watermelon every Saturday with his initials cut in it saying the word E.A.T. The grandmother advised to the children, “One Saturday no one was at the residence and Mr. Teagarden brought a watermelon to the residence and placed it on the front porch. The grandmother stated she returned home and noticed the watermelon wasn’t there and she knew at that moment an n***er boy came on her porch and ate the watermelon because it said E.A.T.” (O'Connor, 1955). Listening to the grandmother speak about how she described another person is pitiful and a disgrace. As, the grandmother continue the story she describe why she didn’t marry Mr. Teagarden. The grandmother stated the reason why she didn’t marry Mr. Teagarden because he just brought her a watermelon on Saturday. At that moment when I read this statement I became confused because if you look at the title of the story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, I felt like Mr. Teagarden was a good man for the grandmother. Mr. Teagarden gave all he had at the time and drove from Jasper, Georgia just to see the grandmother and to place a smile on her face by carving his initial E.A.T. on the watermelon. Continuing the reading the grandmother advised Mr. Teagarden made some good investment by investing into Coca-Cola stock and becoming wealthy. The grandmother stated, “she would have done well if she would have married Mr. Teagarden.” (O'Connor, 1955). The statement the grandmother spoke proved that her personality is all about self, she would do anything to feel like she is
136-137 the grandmother continue to speak and the more she spoke the more of her personality started to come to life. The grandmother told the children a story about when she was a maiden lady and about a good man name Mr. Edgar Atkins Teagarden from Jasper, Georgia. When the grandmother describe Mr. Teagarden as a good looking man who was also a gentleman. The grandmother explained to the children that Mr. Teagarden brought her watermelon every Saturday with his initials cut in it saying the word E.A.T. The grandmother advised to the children, “One Saturday no one was at the residence and Mr. Teagarden brought a watermelon to the residence and placed it on the front porch. The grandmother stated she returned home and noticed the watermelon wasn’t there and she knew at that moment an n***er boy came on her porch and ate the watermelon because it said E.A.T.” (O'Connor, 1955). Listening to the grandmother speak about how she described another person is pitiful and a disgrace. As, the grandmother continue the story she describe why she didn’t marry Mr. Teagarden. The grandmother stated the reason why she didn’t marry Mr. Teagarden because he just brought her a watermelon on Saturday. At that moment when I read this statement I became confused because if you look at the title of the story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”, I felt like Mr. Teagarden was a good man for the grandmother. Mr. Teagarden gave all he had at the time and drove from Jasper, Georgia just to see the grandmother and to place a smile on her face by carving his initial E.A.T. on the watermelon. Continuing the reading the grandmother advised Mr. Teagarden made some good investment by investing into Coca-Cola stock and becoming wealthy. The grandmother stated, “she would have done well if she would have married Mr. Teagarden.” (O'Connor, 1955). The statement the grandmother spoke proved that her personality is all about self, she would do anything to feel like she is