A Good Man is Hard To Find

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Allusion in O'Conner's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"

A good man is hard to find. An allusion of an old woman looking for good blood in her

son, and possible her (late) husband, only to find out, it's actually the grandmother who lacks

O'Conner states that the grandmother wants to go to Tennesee to see some of her 'other

connections' (paragraph 1). This is an allusion that she may possibly have other children. Her

(only) son, Bailey treats her with disrespect by ignoring her wishes to go to Tennesee. The allu¬

sion O'Conner could be using is the Grandmother may be trying to find 'good blood' in her son,

and that could be why she still lives with him. This is the same blood that she probably couldn't

find in her husband.. The grandmother believes she has the power to control the behavior of the

characters, via her own moral beliefs, --in itself-- is an allusion.

O'Conner uses imagery descriptions of the characters several places in the story, that

may reflect the view though the Grandmother's rose colored glasses. Bailey is described as a

bald, quiet man whose character may be an allusion to his father's own behavior. The only t

he is 'one of her babies' (paragraph 138), that he kills her. This could be another allusion

curlers in her hair), and wearing slacks, is an allusion by the grandmother as 'not lady like'. The

The allusion of an old woman, geared towards her son and possibly her (late) husband to

all her life. Could this be a brief moment of an allusion to Edgar Teagarden? She speaks kindly

The Grandmother fell asleep in the car and awoke with the vision of a mansion. The

to the Misfit, and in return, he is kind to her. Several times she pleads with the Misfit to pray,

grandmother knew the car they were in was on the wrong path, and she probably has been her

an allusion in the story I can't seem to figure out. This allusion in the Grandmothers mind, that

comes just as evil as the Misfit. After the accident, she pretends to be hurt, not caring if anyone

Approximate Word count = 791
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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