“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and its Influences
Mary Flannery O’Connor is one of the most regarded southern writers of all time. In her short 39 years, she accomplished more than most writers achieve in a lifetime. Her two novels and numerous short stories are widely read today, fifty years after she wrote them. One of her most praised short stories is “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.”
Flannery O’Connor was born in the small southern town of Savannah, Georgia. She was the only child of a wealthy Catholic family. At the age of 12, her family moved to Milledgeville, Georgia. She was highly educated, getting her Bachelors of Arts from Georgia State College for Women and her Masters of Fine Arts in Literature from the University of Iowa. She published her first story in 1946 at the age of twenty-one. Although she only lived 39 years, Flannery O’Connor left her mark on literature.
“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is the story of a family vacation turned deadly. In the first half......
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