...The fictional short story, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” was published from author Flannery O’Connor in 1955. This cynical tale is about a family deciding to take a trip to Florida but the Grandmother is opposed on where exactly she’d rather be, and suggests that the family go to east Tennessee so she can visit some of her old friends. She aims to convince the family to agree to change direction by using reasoning to that is would be dangerous traveling to the same location that a bandit had just escaped from prison from. Throughout the story, the narrative uses several rhetorical techniques such as: Imagery, foreshadowing, comparison and contradictions to produce a mentally intriguing story following the tragic ending of this family vacation. The family to set off early on morning on their scheduled trip. There is Bailey, the Grandmother and her cat, Pitty Sing, The Mother and infant child and the two younger siblings, June Star and John Wesley. Although the family had already planned to take the trip to Florida, the Grandmother frequently tries to impose her ideas of rerouting to east Tennessee to visit some of her old friends. She used the reasoning of “Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida.” O’Connor moves along to use a bit of imagery when she goes to describe the funeral-like attire that the Grandmother dressed in, “White-cotton gloves, a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the...
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...told by a third person limited narrator as we only get an insight view on Ian thoughts. This means that there is no outer description of Ian, but the reader is able to follow his inner life. It also means that the portrait of Michael is made based upon Ian’s perception of him and how he appears in the dialogue. Michael Phelps, the other narrator, suddenly shows up really drunk and confused at Ian’s doorstep – claiming to know the previous owners of the house, Edie and George Higham. Ian, the other main character of the story, finds this bothersome and wonders why Michael seeks for help when he could call a cab himself: “Why did the man knock when he had a phone anyway?” (p. 3 ll. 48-49) This phrase indicates that the drunk man most likely have his own reasons for showing up at Ian’s place, which Ian finds out later on in the conversation where the man starts talking about his past: “I should have walked her down the aisle you know” (p. 4 ll.121). It is obvious that Michael has shown up...
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...Code of Assura,” women had had a strict life with only being able to do what her husband tells her. The two cultures which these documents come from, Assyria and India are comparable when discussing women’s marriage and property rights, but differ considering how women are punished for breaking marital conditions. Marriage is a sacred practice that both of these cultures take very seriously. Divorce is only granted after all else has failed. What shows commitment to marriage are the strict punishments, put in place by the Assyrians, for any violation to the spouse. “If the wife of a man go out from her house and visit a man where he lives, and he have intercourse with her, knowing that she is a man’s wife, the man and also the woman they shall be put to death.”(Assura p.1) This law gives a punishment to both guilty parties. As for the woman, she must be dedicated to her husband, or be really good at sneaking behind her husband’s back. If caught, she will be put to death. For the Indians, women have to be more faithful, because they have more to lose if divorced. “A woman who hates her husband, who has passed the period of seven turns of her menses, and who loves another, shall immediately return to her husband both the endowment and jewelry she has received from him, and allow him to lie down with another woman “(Kautilya p.1). The interpretation perceived is that even if the woman hates her husband and wants a divorce, but the husband does not, then the marriage is still binding...
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...Link Deas during the court trial because he cares for Tom and Link knows that Tom is innocent. The importance of this quote is that it shows that he is a good person and the only people who don’t believe it are the most of the white community in Maycomb...
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...Southern Gothic Genre in America The Southern Gothic Genre has shaped the traditions of American Literature. Not only did it shape the traditions, it introduced Americans to the total opposite of the conservative writing style. The traits of this genre includes: violence, unrequited love, race, class, social structure, being an outsider, and good vs. evil. The stories that have been read in class include: “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, “The Possibility”, and “A Rose For Emily”. All of these stories fit the traits of the Southern Gothic Genre. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is a dark tale about a family who was murdered. The first example of the traits used in this story is violence. A misfit who has escaped from prison murders a whole family in the woods, in cold blood. Another trait used by O’Connor is the trait of unrequited love. The author uses this by mentioning the grandmother remembering that the misfit is the grandmother’s son. Lastly, the trait of being an outsider is used. Flannery uses this trait by making the grandmother an outsider in several instances. Such as when the grandmother wants to go to a different vacation spot than the rest of the family....
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...adopt the laws of the code of the street and how and when to use these codes of survival. He provides several interviews with many different people who are either forced to enter the code of the street or who are the enforcers. Nonetheless, all are victims because the code is a factor in everybody’s life. As I read this book, I noticed how the code of the street could be a good thing and also a bad thing. I say a good thing because, first and foremost, no one wants to be disrespected and I saw how many of the characters adopted this role in the street life to gain respect and to not be fearful and to be viewed as a “tough” guy. I also saw adopting the code of the street as a bad thing because I saw that there were decent people who were forced to engage in the negativity that the street produced on a daily basis. I saw how the good turned into bad while the bad either were campaigning to be badder or campaigning to make something of themselves. You would think that trying to better your life, especially coming from the ghetto, would be two thumbs up but in the city of Philadelphia, as Anderson described, was a hard obstacle to overcome. Hate, jealousy and envy were the dominant attitudes described in Code of the Street. Black on black crime was a norm in Anderson’s book. I look at it as crabs in a barrel. You have a bunch of black people in a barrel, some climbing to the top only to get pulled down by its own kind. There are very few who make it out of the barrel while many enjoyed...
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...Restaurants are one of the most common places all over the world. The restaurant business has grown rapidly in twenty first century because of the fact that almost every day there are thousands of people going to restaurant. There are many reasons for people dining in at a restaurant. People dine in at the restaurant because of the busy schedule, to socialize, to eat varieties of food, and many more. What is a restaurant? According to oxford dictionary, “Restaurant is a place where people pay to sit and utilize the service along with the food and drinks.” Looking at the current context of restaurant, the meaning of restaurant has changed widely. According to Prof. and author John R. Walker, “Delmonico’s, located in New York City, is thought to be the first restaurant in America and Delmonico’s opened its door to the public in 1827” (John, 2008 (fifth edition)). There used to be times when people used to cook at homes which changed drastically and nine out of ten people would visit restaurant on a daily basis at least 2-3 times a day. Cooking have faded away in American because people are working more than what they used to work 10 years ago. This is one of the reasons that gave birth to restaurants and became a huge success in the twenty-first century. According to Lorri Mealey, “ By the seventeenth century, while full meals were typically eaten at home, moderately well-to-do people would hire a trattatorie(caterer) or take their meals in private salon, rather than in the main...
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...something is going good in your life, it can seem to be too good, in this case however, I think Clare is making a big deal out of many small things. Clare thinks that her boyfriends previous girlfriend, called Amy, is making her feel crazy, an example could be in Alan's apartment, when Clare apparently forgot to shut off the oven: "This is so spooky. I swear I turned the oven off last night." And she therefore stated, that Amy has been inside the house, without them knowing it. Alan call her paranoid, because she continues to find reasons and posibilities, how Amy got into the house, example "Amy could have got in … She could have turned the oven on. I expect she still has a key." Again Alan must demystify the things that Clare torment herself with. The relation between Clare and Alan is split up, Alan is truly in love with Clare, but Clare is perhaps afraid of finding a man, because she never had a standing relationship. We see where this is mentioned in this quote "Clare had had lovers but never lived with a man before." That’s why she in the end decides to go away from Alan, who stands powerless back watching his love going away without a word. But the whole problematic starts, when Clare feels that people are strange at the new year's party with Alan's friends. The day after, Clare only focuses on the strange things that happens, and forgot to look at what really matters in her life right now; She was about to begin a long-term relationship with a man. Something she never...
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...There's us and the dead. We survive this by pulling together, not apart. Screw you, man. See, if she's trapped, she's gone. She's my sister! You son of a bitch! Don't leave me! Where's Glenn? ( Thunder rumbling ) Merle: That's right. You heard me, bitch. You got a problem? Bring it on if you're man enough, or take it up the chain if you're a pussy. You heard me, you pussy-ass noncom bitch. You ain't deaf. Take it up the damn chain of command or you can kiss my lily-white ass. ( Laughs ) That's right. That's what I said. You heard me. And then this idiot, he takes a swing, you know, and well ( Laughing hysterically ) Oh, you should've seen the look on his face when I punched out his front teeth. Yeah, five of 'em. Pow! Pow! Just like that. Huh. Oh my God. Oh, that's what them teeth cost me. That was That was hard time, but by God, it was worth every minute of it just to see that prick spit his teeth out on the ground. Yes sir, worth every minute. Mmm. ( Wind blowing ) Oh no. No no! No no! No no! God! God! No no! ( Grunts ) God! Jesus! No no, merciful Christ! No no. No no. God, help me! God! God! Jesus, please! Jesus, please. Help me! Come on now! Help me. ( Zombies growling, banging ) ( Softly ) No no. Oh, no no. Oh my God. Shh shh shh shh shh. ( Crying ) No, Jesus. Jesus. No no no no no no. Please. I didn't behave, I know. I know I'm being punished. I know. I Oh, I deserve it. I deserve it. I've been bad. Help me now. Show me the way. ...
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...result, a man coming out of the war turns into a different person as he adapts to the changes. This general idea embraces the whole story and links the details together. Most of the soldiers in the story are Paul’s comrades. Despite their different backgrounds, they are all young and just standing at the threshold of life when they are pushed into the war. In their pre-war lives, they were taught at school about the mind, literature, and other subjects. They strived for freedom and happiness. For such a long period of over 10 years, they were surrounded by teachers, friends and the culture, which were important and had great impression over our men. However, on coming to the training system, they are now taught in the army with guns. They put an end to all dreams and habits. The only things that matter are drill and more drill, boot brush and surviving in the harsh system. Specifically, the narrator, Paul, used to write a play and a bunch of poems earlier, which indicates that he has an artistic mind and a sense to melody and rhythm. Sadly after being trained for the war, not only does he stop writing and composing, but he cannot even understand his own pieces of work. Probably in a place where one can only see deaths and brutality everywhere, there is no futile soil for such artistic seeds to grow in one’s mind. As the story goes on, readers have a chance to witness the scary changes slowly taking over the characters. From innocent and warm-hearted people, they become hard, suspicious...
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...A Good Man Is Hard to Fine: An Annotated Bibliography HUDDLE,DAVID. “The Singular Voice of Flannery O'Connor”. Flannery O'Connor Review. Vol. 13. 2015. p30-39. Huddle describes O’Connor as one of America’s major writers. She writes about issues within southern culture and has spiritual revelations. He compares O’Connor to The Misfit in the story. O’Connor is an artist, a Catholic and a Southern Woman. She uses her traits to build upon the characters of the story. They refer to the Grandmother as a flawed human being. Religion is very important. When the Grandmother reaches out to the Misfit with her religious comment she startles him and he kills her. Even as a villain after killing the Grandmother he is looking for redemption. Larson, Susan T. “A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Other Short Stories”. Masterplots. 4th Edition. Nov. 2010. p1-2. O’Connor is recognized as a significance American fiction writer. The story A Good Man Is Hard To Find has a mixture of humor, violence and religious themes. The Grandmother and family set off to take a trip to Florida. The Grandmother did not want to go there, she wanted to go to Tennessee. She used the story of the Misfits escape but the trip was still on. While traveling the Grandmother disrupts the cat which then causes an accident. A car stops and when the men get out the Grandmother recognizes him as the Misfit. He orders the men with him to kill the family. The Misfit is with the Grandmother and she is trying to...
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...Freeman Bailey Freeman Hensley English 11/ Fourth Period 05 March 2018 Part 14: Rough Draft #2 In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” she writes, “If you would pray,’ the old lady said, ‘Jesus would help you.’ This particular quote shows how Flannery O’Connor combined two themes into one concept, by taking the theme of God and Religion and Good vs. Evil and adding that into one character’s personality. O’Connor also shows, in this quote, the theme Good vs. Evil for how the grandmother attempted to convert the misfit to her religion instead of going through with his evil scheme. O’Connor’s writing style was very unique and one of a kind. She carefully drew out every character and theme to match perfection. Flannery O’Connor adds a major affect to her writing by using Themes, Literary devices, and a specific style in her fiction. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, she perfectly includes her religion into her writing always making it a key point in her stories. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, Red Sammy’s wife said “It isn’t a soul in this green world of God’s that you can trust,”(O’Connor 142). In this...
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... Jay Gatsby is a man from the book and the movie “ The Great Gatsby.” Gatsby is a male in his mid to late thirties and is of an average height, probably between five feet seven and six feet. He has brown hair with a little bit of blonde. He has green eyes that often change to having a hazel tint. Jay Gatsby is a man thinks that everything could be fixed if you had a little bit of money, he thinks that whatever good things happened in the past can resurface and be perfectly fine. He’s a dreamer. He’s an optimistic person. Jay Gatsby was a man who loved, and he loved hard. He believed that once you fell in love with someone you loved them forever. He made his money illegally just so he could give the girl of his dreams, the girl he loved since he was young, everything she could ever dream of. He was a bootlegger, during the prohibition period, so he made a fortune from that and also being in with some of the biggest gangsters. Gatsby loved everything daisy. In his mind she could do nothing wrong, ever. However, she was married to a no-good, two-timing man who would ruin her life. That was the thing he hated the most. He hated where he was from, and that’s why he tried so hard to hide that from everyone, that’s why he created a whole new life. He earned his money illegally, but he only did it so that he could get the one thing that made him happy in life back, Daisy. He loved her until he took his last breath. I chose Jay Gatsby because he’s not a man you can read about...
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...All the world’s a stage What is life? Do we exercise our own choices or are we bound by destiny and the different phases of life? These are all reflections William Shakespeare handles in the poem As You Like it. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players; they have their exists and their entrances” As this quote illustrates, the author has a clear answer to the above-mentioned questions. Just as Søren Kierkegaard – William Shakespeare believes that we throughout our life goes through and experiences different phases. Unlike Søren Kierkegaard, Shakespeare is slightly more naturalistic in his way of presenting these phases. Initially, he describes the beginning of life as a human being: “At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms” Here, we are presented for the first of seven phases. By establishing an image of a completely helpless newborn baby and the absolute need for other humans, the first phase named the beginning is presented to the reader. Conversely, the second phase is quite simple and easy to understand. “Then the whining schoolboy. And shining morning face, creeping like snail” The second phase is when the child is ready for education. The contrast between shining morning face and creeping snail emphasizes Shakespeare’s personal feelings...
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...left is a grown black man on duty, struggling to drink from a small, hot, metal water fountain. Behind him are many other people just like him, (colored and hard working) who are forbidden from using the glorious, available, white people’s fountain, waiting for their turns. A person who disobeys the Jim Crow laws, for example a black man using the white people's water fountain, will face severe punishment, and get arrested and serve long years of hard labor--that's if he or she was lucky. Needless to say, the laws did not protect colored people, like it was supposed to,rather, the laws oppressed them. On the right there is a beautiful water fountain, one that is made of rock, as rock is not a heat insulator, and it is not capable of burning anyone drinking from it. Due to the fact that...
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