A Good Man is Hard to Find
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Themes
All Themes Violence and Grace Goodness Punishment and Forgiveness Familial Conflict and Familial Love Moral Decay
Quotes
Characters
All Characters The Grandmother The Misfit Bailey Bailey’s Wife (the Mother) John Wesley June Star Red Sam Butts Red Sam’s Wife Bobby Lee
Symbols
All Symbols The Grandmother’s Hat The Misfit’s Car
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Irony Mood Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone
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A Good Man is Hard to Find

by

Flannery O’Connor
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