A Good Man is Hard To Find

A good man is hard to find. An allusion of an old woman looking for good blood in her

son, and possible her (late) husband, only to find out, it’s actually the grandmother who lacks

O’Conner states that the grandmother wants to go to Tennesee to see some of her ‘other

connections’ (paragraph 1). This is an allusion that she may possibly have other children. Her

(only) son, Bailey treats her with disrespect by ignoring her wishes to go to Tennesee. The allu¬

sion O’Conner could be using is the Grandmother may be trying to find ‘good blood’ in her son,

and that could be why she still lives with him. This is the same blood that she probably couldn’t

find in her husband.. The grandmother believes she has the power to control the behavior of the

characters, via her own moral beliefs, --in itself-- is an allusion.

O’Conner uses imagery descriptions of the characters several places in the story, that

may reflect the view though the Grandmother’s rose colored glasses. Bailey is described as a

bald, quiet man whose character may be an allusion to his father’s own behavior. The only t

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Approximate Word count = 791
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)