A Good Man Is Hard to Find By Flannery O'Connor
Questions of religion. Who was the momentary messiah- the fleeting Jesus-the
Judas mother giving up her son in hopes that she might live? These are
questions prompted by the writer Flannery O'Connor in her story, "A Good Man is
Hard to Find." In an attempt to address some of these issues, we have included
two analysis which cover the themes of the dysfunctional family and the role of
Christianity in the piece. Intros to the Essays Secker: This essay discusses the
story from several perspectives taken from another E316 class. Themes of
dysfunctionalism, as well as evolutionary changes in society are examined in the
following Research Brief on "A Good Man Is Hard To Find."
- Excerpts from "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
- Passages that shed light on the story
- Research Brief of "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
- by Erik Secker
- Literary Analysis: "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
- by William Brown
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