A Good Man is Hard to Find

“A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’Connor was quite strange. At first, the story began slowly with many details, and suddenly the story changed completely. Although, I didn’t exactly understand what the man meant when he said, “She would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.” However, after I read the story, I recognized several ironies, that occurred …

…response was “yes, thank you.” He wasn’t offering her a cup of coffee; he was offering her death! The story seemed to point out a question to the reader – What makes a good man? Was Bailey a good man? He didn’t have much patience for his mother or children. Was Red Sammy a good man? He didn’t speak to his wife very respectfully. Who’s to decide who a good man is?