A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor

It is a common assumption within modern society for the older generations to be misunderstanding of the youth. Whether it be the latest technology that the elder people don’t understand or new slang words that the “kids” are saying, there are many trivial instances in which growing up in the past can influence how well a person interprets modern concepts. However, in regards to more serious matters including race, religion, gender roles, sexual orientation, etc., is it fair to attribute someone’s disapproval or bias towards more progressive perspectives because they were raised in a time in which those perspectives were practically non-existent? Throughout her short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, Flannery O’Connor explores the unwavering constancy of people’s prejudices. By utilizing the concept of a “lady” as a symbol for biased ways of thinking, she demonstrates the importance of having a dynamic mindset
Quite similarly and in a more current example, a film director named Roy Raz emphasizes the same concept in his work titled The Lady is Dead which is a short film concerning society’s bias on homosexuality and gender roles and comparably integrates the death of an old woman as a symbol of triumph of a more progressive society over older, conservative perspectives. Thus, as increasingly more cases of literature and media utilize the “lady” concept and portray the “lady” as a hated antagonist, it becomes evident the notable push by the artistic and literary realms towards a less conservative society. O’Connor’s conceptual work within “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is essentially an encouragement of maintaining an open-minded perspective, while calling to action the termination of the biased, judgmental, and conservative