“Love in L.A” and “A Good Man is Hard to find” are two short stories that forecast the doom of its characters to readers. Love in L.A tells the story of Jake, a young, unemployed, con artist who is in love with himself. A Good Man is hard to find, is the story of a grandmother and her family on the road headed to Florida for a vacation. Both stories have to do with morals and good vs. evil.
The common links between the two stories is both of them take place in traveling vehicles. They both touched on ideas of morals. Both stories are different because the main characters had different beliefs.
Jake always had ill intentions. He gave false information to Mariana concerning the accident he had with her. Most of his thoughts were about his automobile and women. Jake was pretty much a con artist. Mariana is hardworking, honest and responsible. Mariana was suspicious of Jake’s behavior during the conversation regarding the accident; however, Jake still managed to give her false information. Jake intended on leaving the scene of the accident, but when he saw Mariana and how beautiful she was, his intentions changed. He wanted to know her on a more personal level. Mariana had honest intentions, and had no idea Jake was giving her false information.
The grandmother was a judgmental liar. She wanted to go on vacation, but not to Florida because of the Misfits. Bailey, the father, thought he had control of his family, but they actually ran over him. He planned on having the vacation in Florida. He spoke harshly to the grandmother when she recognized the Misfits. The mother did not speak much in the story. June, the daughter, was rude to everyone she met. Whinny was sort of odd. John was rude but not as bad as June. John didn’t speak much.
Jake’s car was his love. It was the most important to him. The freeway represented Jake’s freedom. The Grandmother felt that if