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    2014 English Comp. II Compare/Contrast Essay There have been many sins listed in the Book of the Lord. Many people read stories without even analyzing the story for any hidden meaning‚ facts‚ or religious hints. Out of the many sins that are mentioned‚ one of the most common in the two stories that will be discussed is Wrath. You wouldn’t believe the things you can find in a story when you start breaking it down into little parts. Wrath is a big

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    in O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” and Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” Though the short stories “A Rose for Emily” and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” differ in plot‚ theme‚ voice‚ and many other aspects‚ both contain similar characters and settings. The authors of these highly acclaimed Southern Gothic works‚ have skillfully and eloquently created intricate characters and imagery that portray many elements of Southern life. Flannery O’Connor’s‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” tells of the tragic

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    Psychological Diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "A Rose For Emily" Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a person using cunning strategies and deceit to get their way‚ a failure to conform to social norms (often resulting in criminal behaviour)‚ a lack of compassion for others‚ an "inflated and arrogant self-appraisal"‚ "reckless disregard for safety of self or others" (American Psychiatric Association [DSM-IV]‚ 2000) and most importantly

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    other generation relate. In the short story‚ “A good man is hard to find” written by Flannery O’Connor the characters portray a clash in the beliefs of two opposing generations. Although many people overlook the huge differences between the generations in society‚ the characters demonstrate the generation gap and the difference in social order associated today. In the scholarly journal article titled “The function of signature in A Good Man Is Hard to Find" states that the grandmothers

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    The setting in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find‚” is in Atlanta‚ Georgia and the other half in a car heading to Florida. In the story‚ we are able to hear the thoughts of the grandmother. In the car she is telling her son Bailey‚ the plantation they are looking for “It’s not much farther‚” and as she realizes the plantation was in Tennessee‚ “The thought was so embarrassing that she turned red in the face and her eyes dilated and her feet jumped up.” This lets us know what the grandmother was thinking

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    time is afternoon since the sky is clear with no clouds or any sun. "She reached out and touched him on the shoulder. The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bitten him and shot her three times through the chest." Flannery O’Connor’s "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is the story of a family’s vacation tragically ended by a murderer and his gang. After a meddlesome Mother/Mother-In-Law/Grandmother tries to insist that the family go to Tennessee instead of Florida‚ it was in fact through her own insistence

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    “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor opens with a scene of a grandmother in the kitchen with her son‚ Bailey‚ and his family‚ which consists of a wife who wears slacks and a kerchief around her hair while she feeds a young baby as well as two children; a young boy and girl named John Wesley (which oddly enough is the name of the founder of the Methodist religion) and June Star. The family is preparing to go to Florida on vacation but the grandmother is insistent that they go to Tennessee

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    Flannery O’Conner’s Analysis: A Good Man is Hard To Find & A Displaced Person "Through her assortment of unpalatable characters and violent actions‚ O’Connor tries to show grace at work in the world. According to her beliefs Christ‚ the Incarnate Son of God‚ has shown that God so loved the world that He became man Himself. Yet this God is not accepted by men‚ so they have to be shocked into a recognition of their need for Him and the salvation He offers." (MAYER‚ 1976) In this analysis I

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    “Saboteur” by Ha Jin and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor both explore how being considered a “bad person” is all relative. “Saboteur” has Mr. Chiu who has truthfully done nothing wrong to deserve being put in jail‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find” has the misfit who clearly has done “bad” things in his life time such as murder but says he does not consider himself to be that bad of a man. The misfit and Mr. Chiu have not as much in common as Mr. Chiu and the grandmother‚ because both

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