Desmond, ''Flannery O'Connor's Misfit and the Mystery of Evil.'' -- Jerz: EL150 (Intro to Literary Study)
"Her lying and selfishness lead directly to the accident and the subsequent murder of her family. Her self-image as a "good" woman is stripped from her.
In one part of Desmond's article, Desmond talks about the Grandmother and how she was the ultimate cause of her family's deaths, as well as her own. The Grandmother went through the whole story, right through to the end, claiming to be a good Christian woman and a well-brought up lady. If the Grandmother had been a true Christian, she never would have lied and deceived her son into turning off the road that led to their deaths. If she were a "true lady," according to the time period in which she was raised, she never would have called out to a complete stranger in the manner that she addressed the Misfit and admitted recognizing a cold-blooded killer to his face. That's all I have to say about that.
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Well it can also be said that the grandmother did offer an alternative in the very beginning of the story when she wanted to go to someplace else. The grandmother was also the only one to speak to the owners at the place where they stopped. She was also the only one to scold the children when they were being rude and uncooperative. So the grandmother wasn't a totally horrid person, but neither would she ever qualify for Saint hood.
Posted by Jara White | April 4, 2007 12:05 AM
Posted on April 4, 2007 00:05