When it comes to the structure of a story the author is careful when they place hints of foreshadowing within the text. An author wants the hint to be concealed within the passage so that way the ending is still a surprise. Within A Good Man is Hard to Find O'Connor places hints all through out the work to warn the reader of the death and destruction that is to come to the characters. O'Connor begins the story talking of a serial killer and how the grandmother does not wish to go on vacation where the killer is supposedly heading. Within the first paragraph of the story the viewer is warned of a serial killer that is on the lose, and the viewer could predict that they were goi

Themes of a story can often be misunderstood. An author does not state word for word the theme of their story they do this because that way a reader can interrupt numerous themes throughout the story. Foreshadowing helps to relate the reader to the overall theme, which is death and salvation. Towards the end of the story as the grandmother's family is being killed, her family members understand they are going to die and accept it, they do not fight it at all. Where as the Grandmother shows that she does not want to die and in a sense the Misfit has to prepare her for death. From the beginning the reader can foresee that the characters are going to die and it seems as though the Grandmother would be most prepared for it, considering she is old and constantly talks about death. However towards the end the reader understands that she is not ready to die and would like to see the event of death delayed indefinitely. From statements within the story the viewer gathers that the Grandma believes she is a good Christian woman, but in reality she is not. The reader can assume that by the end up of the story she will be ready to die as a woman that fully understands and believes in her religion.

Rhetorical devices help a story to have meaning. The structure, style, and them all play a role in where the rhetorical device

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