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
AI Tools
Ask LitCharts AI
Discussion Question Generator
Essay Prompt Generator
Quiz Question Generator
Guides
Literature Guides
Poetry Guides
Shakespeare Translations
Literary Terms
Sign In
Sign up for A
+
Sign up
A Good Man is Hard to Find
by
Flannery O’Connor
Upgrade to A
+
Download
this LitChart! (PDF)
Teachers and parents! Our
Teacher Edition
on
Good Man
makes teaching easy.
Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
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
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Dialect
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Irony
Mood
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
Teachers and parents! Our
Teacher Edition
on
Good Man
makes teaching easy.
Ask LitCharts AI:
The answer to your questions
Get instant explanations to your questions about anything we cover.
Powered by LitCharts content and AI.
Learn More
Learn More
Ask LitCharts AI:
The answer to your questions
Ask LitCharts AI:
The answer to your questions
Learn More
Previous
The Misfit’s Car
A Good Man is Hard to Find Literary Devices
Next
Dialect
Previous
The Misfit’s Car
Previous
The Misfit’s Car
Next
Dialect
Next
Dialect
Cite This Page
Company
About Us
Our Story
Jobs
Support
Help Center
Contact Us
Citation Generator
Connect
Facebook
Twitter
Legal
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Privacy Request
Home
About
Contact
Help
Copyright © 2024 All Rights Reserved
Terms
Privacy
Privacy Request
Save time. Stress less.
Sign up!
AI Tools
for on-demand study help and teaching prep.
Quote explanations,
with page numbers, for over 44,123 quotes.
PDF downloads
of all 1,994 LitCharts guides.
Expert analysis
to take your reading to the next level.
Advanced search
to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Quizzes, saving guides, requests,
plus so much more.
Expert analysis
to take your reading to the next level.
Advanced search
to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Quizzes, saving guides, requests,
plus so much more.
Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account
You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes.
or
Complete your free account to request a guide
Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account.
You'll be able to access your notes and highlights, make requests, and get updates on new titles.
or
Complete your free account to access notes and highlights
Saving guides requires a free LitCharts account
Easily access your saved guides anytime.
or
Complete your free account to save guides