THE MORALS OF A MURDERER Faith, salvation and death. Three concepts that all intertwine at the subject of morality. The concept of morals is used to distinguish between right and wrong. Between insane and “troubled”. Between human and monster. Through the pretense of a “normal” family vacation, Flannery O’Connor subtly implements this concept of morality throughout her story A Good Man is Hard to Find. Even though this short story had multiple characters within it, the two characters who turned this work of literature into an analytical study of human morals were the Grandmother and the Misfit. In many ways, the reader is vulnerable to the morals and beliefs demonstrated within this story. But one thing that O’Connor has made certain to prove is that moral standards are what define you in society, but they don’t define you as a human. To have good morals does not mean one is a good person. As stated before, one important aspect of this short story was the Grandmother. Being a woman of religious backgrounds and one who doesn’t tend to take no for an answer, the Grandmother seemed to have gotten her way very often. Characterized as being selfish and self-absorbed, the grandmother is not an exemplary depiction of a Woman of God. But nonetheless, this is what she would be viewed as in her society. She may have been viewed as just an elderly woman, stuck in her ways. Unbeknownst to the other characters (but not the reader), beneath that façade she is a manipulative and cunning woman. In O’Connor’s short story, the Grandmother states how “there was a secret panel in [the] house and the story went that all the family silver was hidden in it” (316). Seemingly a harmless little white lie used to pique the children’s interest, many viewers may speculate how the Grandmother just wanted her grandchildren to enjoy their family trip. Under that pretense, the Grandmother would