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. Another scene that caught my attention was when their car crashed and she was hoping to be injured to avoid Bailey’s wrath. Although it’s not clarified in the story, I assumed she faked the limp when she exited the car along with her claim of an “injured organ”. It was odd to me that her first thought wasn’t to worry about the rest of the family after the crash but to worry about how she could avoid the blame.” The grandmother has many tendencies that make her an unlikable character. The most prominent being her apparent lack of empathy towards the other characters in the story.  

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  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2017 at 11:28 AM

    I agree with your sentiment about finding the grandmother interesting and appealing, however I think the reason she was so interesting and compelling as a character really came down to her unique unlikeability paralleled with her unique perspective. I really enjoyed your blog post and I think it really illustrates the character of the grandma well. Good job.

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