10H
LOF test is Tuesday, May 2nd.  A Good Man is Hard to Find (full text on G-Class or easy to find online) will be used as a companion piece.  Below you will find guiding points for AGM.  It will be part of the final written piece you do on the LOF test as well as the objective portion.

A Good Man is Hard to Find
Flannery O’Connor


Each of the following is a snapshot from the story, along with a direct or indirect juxtaposition with LOF.  Consider your answer to each as it stands, but also in the greater context of Golding’s quote that we studied from the LOF notes, as well as the existential arguments about whether good and evil are inherent or learned qualities and how we justify/argue for each case.


At the beginning of the story, how is the grandmother juxtaposed against the children?  How do they function as character foils to her?  What stereotype does O’Connor manipulate here to set the stage for her theme about the inherent qualities of man?

Explain the character similarities between Red Sammy and the grandmother.  How do their physical differences act as a filter between their beliefs and the audience?

Compare the philosophy of The Misfit and the philosophy of the grandmother regarding what is wrong with the world.  Who would you consider to be the more honest of the two characters and why?

Condense, and explain in your own words, The Misfit’s explanation of his father, prayer, his own realization about crime/wrongdoing, and Jesus.  How does the “philosophy” of The Misfit compare rhetorically to the philosophy of William Golding?

Who are the “bad guys” and who are the “good guys” in A Good Man?  What about Lord of the Flies?  How does each work manipulate the concept of good and evil within the context of its events?

The Misfit is a lifelong criminal who murders indiscriminately with no remorse for his actions or sympathy for his victims.  A misfit is “a person whose behavior or attitude sets them apart from others in an uncomfortably conspicuous way.”  What effect does The Misfit’s name have on the tone of his explanation for why he is the way he is?  How does his explanation apply to LOF?