O'Connor A Good Man is Hard to Find

O’Connor portrays the family as an extended family. The family consists of a grandmother, her son, Bailey, His wife and their three children, whose names were John Wesley, June Star and the baby. The thing that I found comical about the family was the children and the way they spoke about their Grandmother. They would tease her about not wanting to miss anything. We are supposed to take the qualities of the grandmother seriously. The Grandmother was always looking for the good in people. I am very shocked by what happens to them in the end of the story. I had thought that the three men were going to help the family fix their car at first. The reason I believed this was the response of the guy who looked at the car and said how long it would take to be fixed. What really struck me was when he had them take Bailey and John Wesley into the woods and shot them. Then he took the Mother, June Star and the baby into the woods and shot them. The Misfit saved the Grandmother for last shooting her three times in the chest. My attitude towards the family remained the same throughout the story. My heart broke as each member of the family was shot, having to hear the gunshot and bear the loss of their loved ones, just knowing they were next.


The Grandmothers concerns about the trip to Florida foreshadow the events in this story because that was her reasoning to not go to Florida. She pretty much begged the family not to go to Florida due to the Misfit being on the loose. Even when they stopped to eat she mentioned the Misfit to the owner of the restaurant. I believe the more you speak about something the more likely it is to happen.

The Grandmother is an older lady who wants to be known as a lady. She has to be dressed proper right down to her hat. She loves her family and wants to spend as much time with them as she can. The Grandmother tends to worry a little too much though and the family gets annoyed with her and even tends to ignore her. O’Connor makes her the central character by her always looking out for the Misfit and just her talking way too much. She ends up being the reason why they meet their demise. She tells a story to the children about a house with a secret passage way and the kids want to see it. Her cat jumps out of the basket and onto Bailey’s shoulder causing him to roll the car.