A Good Man is Hard to Find
{I found the grandmother to be the most interesting character in the story}. “At the beginning, it is clear that she is a stubborn women. This is shown when she is trying to convince the family to go to Tennessee rather than Florida. It is inferred that she had been trying to change their minds for a while. As the story progresses, she becomes more manipulative. This is most prominent when she wants to see the old plantation house she visited as a child. She knows that Bailey won’t want to stop and lose any time so she deceitfully tells the children that there is silver hidden somewhere in the house. This way she is able to get the kids on her side and convince Bailey. I wasn’t too surprised by this behavior as it was also somewhat apparent earlier in the story when she was trying to convince Bailey not to go to Florida by pretending to fear for the family’s safety. She was always trying to get what she wanted throughout the story even if it wasn’t for the good of the others...