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How early in the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” does O’conner foreshadow what will happen in the end ? What further hints does she give the reader along the way? How does the scene at Red Sammys Barbecue advance the story towards it completion ?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: “A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”
“A Good Man is hard to find”
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“A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND”
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“A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, whose author is Flannery O'Connor is one short story in
a collection, but which is the most popular. This book talks about a family that is on a holiday
trip but whose journey is cut short by a Misfit and his two allies. From the beginning, as the
family prepares for this trip from Georgia to Florida, O’Connor gives a hint of what is to happen
later in the story when she indicates that the grandmother tries to convince the son to take the
family to East Tennessee and not to Florida as his children, June Star and John Wesley have not
been there. She even shows him an esc...