A Good Man Is Hard To Find Flannery O’Connor

        What the grandmother’s reason for bringing up The Misfit at the beginning of the story? Describe “the children’s mother.” Why does O’Connor make her such a non-entity? What about John Wesley and June Star? What would have been the result had O’Connor characterized them as something other than totally obnoxious? Discuss the grandmother’s reasons for her fatal decision to bring Pitty Sing on the trip. Why does the grandmother dress so nicely for the trip? Compare the grandmother’s response to the scenery and the trip with that of the children. What does O’Connor accomplish by means of this distinction? Just before the stop at The Tower, the grandmother reminisces about her old suitor, Edgar Atkins Teagarden. Specify the connections between the two episodes. What tower might O’Connor have had in mind in choosing the name for Red Sammy’s establishment? Why is there a monkey in a chinaberry tree feasting on fleas posted outside The Tower? What do we learn about the world at Red Sammy’s? Contrast The Tower with the mansion the grandmother awakens to remember “outside of Toombsboro.” What factors cause the accident? Consider its meaning as a consequence of the grandmother’s choices and desires. Describe the manner in which The Misfit arrives on the scene. What effect does his appearance have on the reader?