Francesco Argentina
Casie Cobos
English Language Arts
12/8/17
Paragraph Practice
Prompt: What character do you find most interesting in the story? Why? Point to specific parts of the text to support this.
The grandmother is by far the most interesting character in the story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. It is the way she constantly manipulates the other characters in the story, that makes her so interesting. For example, the first line of the story almost directly states this “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She wanted to go visit some of her connections in east Tennessee and she was seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind” (1). Another example of the grandmothers’ manipulation can be found in a quote where she tries to convince Bailey she is injured, to avoid being scolded and to gain some sympathy “The grandmother was curled up under the dashboard, hoping she was injured so that Bailey’s wrath would not come down on her all at once” (12). It is clear that the grandmother frequently engages in manipulative behavior throughout the book. This trait of her’s not only adds to the depth and complexity of her character, but indefinitely makes her the most interesting.
I agree that the grandmother was one of the most interesting people. Her personality is what drew me personally to her character. I liked that you pointed out how she uses a little bit of manipulation to guide people's judgements. Your wording for some of the blog was a little bit confusing, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Nice job :)
ReplyDeleteI did find the grandma unlikeable. She would change on a whim to be–as you said–manipulative, or she might change to "caring grandma to save her own skin, like she did when the Misfit was going to kill her. Hate on me all you want, but I was satisfied when she died
ReplyDeleteWhen I was listening to the e-book, I did notice how the grandmother stood out more than most of the other characters. The most noticeable aspect of her was her stubbornness, and her manipulative personality. I think we can all agree on that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ReplyDeleteI agree that the grandmother is the most interesting character in the story, although I would not necessarily call her manipulative. What do you think of her actions after meeting the misfit? Is she more interesting before or after this other character is introduced?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think of the other characters? Why do you consider her any more interesting than the Misfit, who gets out of his car only to be recognized as a criminal, and then proceeds to kill all of them? The grandmother was selfish and quite stupid but the Misfit's character seemed to have many more confusing and interesting aspects.
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