By reading “A Good Man is Hard to find”, lectors experience a tragic story. In this short story readers learn the significance of life. Things happen in any second, whether you planned it or not. There will be times when things will happen to you by just doing something out of place, not having any intentions to do something out of order. The author from “A Good Man is Hard to find” makes readers realize various things at the same time.
Not listening is a major topic in “A Good Man is Hard to find”; a good example is when the grandma tells Bailey, her only boy, not to go to Florida again but go to Tennessee, that way she could “visit some of her connections”, and the children “could be somewhere else for a change so they would see different parts of the world and be broad.” Bailey did not had the courtesy of answer his mother, he just kept reading, ignoring her. Respect is always needed; Bailey wasn’t practicing it when he was ignoring her mother, there could be a probability that if he had listen to what his mother said his family could be still alive. People should always open their options and see what it’s preferable for everyone. Sometimes we don’t listen to what other people say, and because of that we could lose some opportunities.
Precaution is always need it, in this short story the grandma warned his son about a criminal that called himself “the misfit” telling him he was headed to Florida. Bailey should have realized that traveling at this time could be very dangerous for him and his family.
The author of this story makes the reader think about all the warnings the grandma told his son, and what could have happened if Bailey would have just listened to his mother on going to Tennessee instead of Florida. A little detail can change a life, whether you want it or not. Decisions should be taken responsible enough for people to enjoy their life. A person needs to be responsible, respectful and more suitable with