In another Light
Blaise Medved
Prof. DeVries
Eng102
7 February 2014 In a Different Light
It is quite hard to think of a villain making a warm and fuzzy impression. It is even harder to see thing through a villains eyes, truly understanding what they are feeling and why. For this to happen the reader must be left wondering about this villain. For this to happen, the reader must be able to relate to this villain. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” O’Connor makes this happen. The villain in the short story, The Misfit, is illuminated in a compassionate light to the readers by alluding to him as a heinous criminal on the loose and then seemingly unfolding The Misfit in a terrific climax, which exposes many of The Misfit’s raw human emotions which many people can feel empathetic towards. When The Misfit’s name first appears, O’Connor leaves much to the reader’s imagination regarding the character. The grandma only says, “Read here what it says he did to these people” and by only saying that, she is saying so much. O’Connor could have revealed the details of what “he did to these people” but she did does not. Rather she decided to leave the reader filling in the blanks than merely telling one what to think. If she elected to she could have painted any picture she wanted for the readers to interpret but let me restate, she did not! Sparing the reader the details of his crimes was a notion of compassion by not allowing anyone to know without a doubt exactly what The Misfit did. Just imagine how the word “killer” thrown in would shape such a share harsh perception of The Misfit so early on in the story. Under close examination of the short story the words which hover around the name The Misfit and the words which were exempt dictate how O’Connor intended The Misfit to be viewed by the reader. Many people relish at reciting disparaging information or ideas about other people, but others simply can not tolerate such language in their vicinity. Red Sam appears to rudely
Prof. DeVries
Eng102
7 February 2014 In a Different Light
It is quite hard to think of a villain making a warm and fuzzy impression. It is even harder to see thing through a villains eyes, truly understanding what they are feeling and why. For this to happen the reader must be left wondering about this villain. For this to happen, the reader must be able to relate to this villain. In “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” O’Connor makes this happen. The villain in the short story, The Misfit, is illuminated in a compassionate light to the readers by alluding to him as a heinous criminal on the loose and then seemingly unfolding The Misfit in a terrific climax, which exposes many of The Misfit’s raw human emotions which many people can feel empathetic towards. When The Misfit’s name first appears, O’Connor leaves much to the reader’s imagination regarding the character. The grandma only says, “Read here what it says he did to these people” and by only saying that, she is saying so much. O’Connor could have revealed the details of what “he did to these people” but she did does not. Rather she decided to leave the reader filling in the blanks than merely telling one what to think. If she elected to she could have painted any picture she wanted for the readers to interpret but let me restate, she did not! Sparing the reader the details of his crimes was a notion of compassion by not allowing anyone to know without a doubt exactly what The Misfit did. Just imagine how the word “killer” thrown in would shape such a share harsh perception of The Misfit so early on in the story. Under close examination of the short story the words which hover around the name The Misfit and the words which were exempt dictate how O’Connor intended The Misfit to be viewed by the reader. Many people relish at reciting disparaging information or ideas about other people, but others simply can not tolerate such language in their vicinity. Red Sam appears to rudely