Short story by Flannery O'Connor "A good man is hard to find" Flannery O'Connor's personal point of view about the justification of religion and the resulting world or corruption and depravity are evident in his short story “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Analyzes the fundamental predicament of human existence and its conflict with religious belief. The first two-thirds of the narrative sets the stage for Grandma, who represents traditional Christian beliefs, to clash with The Misfit, who represents modern scientific beliefs. The core of the symbolism and the magnet for interpretation is, in the end, the conversation between the grandmother and the Misfit. The conversation represents the examination of the clash between animal and metaphysical human nature and the Misfit is the literary representation of the outcome of that clash. Grandma is based on conventional southern women. She dresses in her Sunday best so that no one will be mistaken about her status as a woman, an issue that is close to the heart of every true Southern woman. He told stories of old homes and the little "pickaninny" by a door. This was not a racial comment because for it to be there there would have to have been an intent to insult an African American and there wasn't. This was written to further convey the idea that she embodies all the true characteristics of Southern women, including their adherence to devout Christianity. The Misfit exemplifies the cold, contemporary world. In the conversation the declaration of the Misfit...