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Summary Of The Book 'A Good Man Is Hard To Find'

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Nikita Gohil Professor Ehrmantraut ENC 1102-16283 3 November 2015 Good men are hard to find All over the world and in all eras of history, extremity or not, we humans at one point or another have contemplated about the origins of the universe, our purpose in life, what it means to be human, or even what happens after death. Religion shapes our beliefs that help us answer such questions. In “A Good man is hard to find” by Flannery O’Conner, Christianity plays a role in how the characters behave, based on the book of Genesis. During the Fifties, religion made a big reemergence in America. In 1950, forty-nine percent of Americans were church members; by 1960, the percentage of churchgoers escalated to sixty-nine percent! The word to describe …show more content…

‘Book of Genesis,’ is considered the setting stage for the Holy Bible. This story ultimately explains what God's plan is for his creation. The Book of Genesis divulges God’s purpose as Creator and Redeemer; the value of a human life, which were created in his image and for his purpose; the terrible repercussions of disobedience and sin (separating man from God); and the pleasant promise of salvation and forgiveness through the coming Messiah. Adam and Eve …show more content…

In the book of genesis, God created Adam and Eve based on his perception of how man and women were to be. He presented them with food and nourishment, yet only had one request; do not eat from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil. Of course Adam and Eve were curious but the serpent expedited that idea with his mischief when he convinced Eve to pick from the tree and present it to Adam who took the bite. Immediately they realized what they had done wrong but there was no way to hide from God. Adam was punished with hard work, while Eve was punished with bearing children in pain, and the serpent was chastised by being transformed into a snake for the rest of his life. In “A Good man is hard to find,” the Grandmother saw herself as a upright and wise southerner. But as the reader’s point of view, her racist remarks, lies, and action of blurting out the misfit when recognized, reveal her no better than the serpent from the “Book of Genesis.” Towards the ending of the story, The Grandmother comes to the realization that she isn’t the stereotypical gentle, genuinely openhearted grandmother but rather a sinner. When she had “reached out and touched his shoulder” (O’Conner, 267), it is at that point she is trying to entrance her wrong doings and redeem herself by putting it all on the misfit. The look of

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