The Theme Of A Good Man Is Hard To Find By Flannery O Connor

'A Good Man is Hard to Find' had a theme that makes it clear, everyone is guilty of something. The plot when taken literary is grotesque and gothic in nature, however, the author Flannery O'Connor was a devout catholic. Therefore, I believe the story was intended to be perceived metaphorically like a parable in The Bible. Also, O’Conner used adjectives to describe each character in a way that embodied the seven deadly sins. The grandmother—being the deadliest of them all—was afflicted by pride. The Misfit inverted the common notion, “innocent until proven guilty” and was envious (another deadly sin) of what the other characters got away with. Although the grandmother's pride was the deadliest sin of all, her refusal to admit her own guilt cost
everyone their lives. Ultimately, in the end, her a confidence that the misfit was, “a good man” further illustrated her sense of superiority over others. Throughout the story she used racial slurs, lied, and manipulated yet she still believed she was a Christian. The Misfit, on the other hand, had a vast understanding of his own sins, and ironically he seemed to have a better idea of what it meant to be a Christian than the grandmother did.