Essay on A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery Oconnor

Brutality, humor, religion, and violence are a few themes portrayed throughout many of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories. In many of her short stories, O’Connor exposes the dark side of human nature and implements violent and brutal elements in order to emphasize her religious viewpoints. In the short stores â€Å"A Good Man Is Hard to Find† and â€Å"Revelation†, O’Connor explicitly depicts this violence to highlight the presence and action of holy grace that is given to a protagonist who exudes hypocritical qualities. During the family trip in â€Å"A Good Man Is Hard to Find† to Georgia, the grandmother attempts to exude a lady-like facade. The grandmother wears â€Å"white cotton gloves...a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets †¦ a†¦show more content†¦With the shock of coming face-to-face with death, she starts to let go of her power-hungry and deceptive behavior and decides to act out of love a nd humility. Her head has become clear, and more than ever she becomes aware of the situation. All her shallow and hypocritical thoughts seemed to have dissipated, and she sees the Misfit as a child of God just. The grandma notices a voice crack in the Misfit’s voice and thought he was about to cry; she murmurs, â€Å"Why youre one of my babies. Youre one of my own children† (O’Connor 458-459)! The grandmother calls the Misfit one of her kids despite the crimes he has already committed; God’s spirit may have entered the grandmother and is attempting to offer redemption to the Misfit since she has now accepted it. The still figure of the grandmother is described as â€Å"her legs crossed under her like a child’s and her face smiling up at the cloudless sky† (459). God has given the grandma salvation now, and her spirit has a journey to heaven via the cloudless sky. O’Connor shows the protagonist to be hypocritical, but the protagonist found salvation and appeared happy after accepting God and feeling love towards the Misfit; the Misfit appeared to reject God when he shot the grandmother in the chest after she was trying to lend him a hand. The grandmother was able to find salvation through the violence the Misfit brought. In addition to â€Å"A Good Man Is Hard to Find,† O’Connor’s purpose in her use of violence canShow MoreRelatedA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor1196 Words   |  5 PagesA prolific writer, famously known as Flannery O’Connor in 1953, wrote the short narrative titled â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† (Scott 2). However, it was published two years later in 1955, in her second collection of short stories. This particular collection presented the author as a key voice in the ancient American literature world until she met her sudden death in 1964 when she was only 39. The collection also won her tremendous fame, especially concerning her unmatchable c reativity and masteryRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor748 Words   |  3 PagesFlannery O’Connor’s Southern Gothic short story, â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find,† is one of sudden violence; although, it begins rather uneventful (Kaplan 1). Bailey, his wife, and their children, John Wesley, June Star, and a baby boy, are all looking forward to a trip to Florida. Grandmother, Bailey’s mom, wants to go to east Tennessee to see her relatives, not Florida. She uses an article in the newspaper that tells of an escaped criminal, the Misfit, which is headed to Florida to try to persuadeRead MoreA Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor645 Words   |  3 PagesA Good Man â€Å"She would have been a good woman†¦if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life† (Gardner). 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Flannery OConnor, the author, lets the reader find out who the grandmother is by her conversations and reactions to the other characters in the story. The grandmother is the most important character in the story because she has a main role in the stories principal action. This little old lady is the protagonist in this piece. We learn more about her fromRead MoreEssay on A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor1564 Words   |  7 PagesA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor A Good Man is Hard to Find is an extremely powerful commentary that elucidates Flannery OConnors opinions about religion and society. Like the majority of her other works, A Good Man is Hard to Find has attracted many interpretations based on Christian dogma (Bandy 1). These Christian explications are justified because Miss OConnor is notorious for expressing Catholic doctrines through her fiction. Once she even remarked I see fromRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor Essay1033 Words   |  5 Pages â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find,† written by Flannery O’Connor tells the story of a dysfunctional family headed to vacation and their inevitable death. The family, including their matriarch, the grandmother, represents the delusion perfection that many modern Christians have. The family displays an extreme sense of vanity, self-centeredness, and disobedience during the first half of the story. The first half of the story does not follow a specific pattern nor does it hold significance to the family’sRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor Essay1959 Words   |  8 Pages Who is the Misfit? In the short story, â€Å"A Good Man Is Hard to Find† a family comprising of a grandmother, a father, three children, and a wife is headed on vacation has the misfortune of meeting a murderous band of serial killers. The Misfit and his band of serial killers are recently escapees of a federal prison. In the following paragraphs this paper looks into the issues of, what one would do in a situation such as that and the background of the the family and murderers as well. The MisfitRead More Symbolism in A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor1038 Words   |  5 PagesUse of Symbolism in A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor is a short story that depicts a familys vacation to Florida that turned into an abysmal tragedy when they met with the Misfit, a convict who escaped from prison. This story is meant to be interpreted as a parable, whereby OConnor made skilful use of symbolism to bring about messages such as the class-consciousness and the lack of spiritual faith that exist amongst human. Essay on A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor A Good Man is Hard to Find is an extremely powerful commentary that elucidates Flannery OConnors opinions about religion and society. Like the majority of her other works, A Good Man is Hard to Find has attracted many interpretations based on Christian dogma (Bandy 1). These Christian explications are justified because Miss OConnor is notorious for expressing Catholic doctrines through her fiction. Once she even remarked I see from the standpoint of Christian orthodoxy (Kropf 1). This longstanding reputation compels every critic of OConnor to expose the religious convictions encrypted within her stories. The grandmothers final gesture towards the Misfit is not a†¦show more content†¦The grandmother and the Misfit are essentially the only characters of significance. The other characters such as June Star or Bailey Boy merely reflect OConnors observations about society. The other characters have little affect on the central theme of the story. The Misfit and the gran dmother seem to be the exact opposite. The grandmother seems to be a harmless busybody, utterly self-absorbed but also amusing (Bandy 2). The Misfit fits the stereotypical cast of an escaped convict. Ironically, their similarities will allegorize Flannery OConnors notion that a good man or woman is hard to find. A literal interpretation of the grandmother portrays an elderly southern woman attempting to maintain the proper and genteel values of the South. The grandmother places great importance on her appearance and the opinions of others. This importance is revealed at the beginning of their journey when the story compares the grandmother, a reflection of the past, to the daughter-in-law, a reflection of the present: The childrens mother still had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief, but the grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with white dot in the print. Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her neckline she had a pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containingShow MoreRelatedA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor1196 Words   |  5 PagesA prolific writer, famously known as Flannery O’Connor in 1953, wrote the short narrative titled â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† (Scott 2). However, it was published two years later in 1955, in her second collection of short stories. This particular collection presented the author as a key voice in the ancient American literature world until she met her sudden death in 1964 when she was only 39. The collection also won her tremendous fame, especially concerning her unmatchable creativity and masteryRead Mor eA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor748 Words   |  3 PagesFlannery O’Connor’s Southern Gothic short story, â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find,† is one of sudden violence; although, it begins rather uneventful (Kaplan 1). Bailey, his wife, and their children, John Wesley, June Star, and a baby boy, are all looking forward to a trip to Florida. Grandmother, Bailey’s mom, wants to go to east Tennessee to see her relatives, not Florida. She uses an article in the newspaper that tells of an escaped criminal, the Misfit, which is headed to Florida to try to persuadeRead MoreA Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor645 Words   |  3 PagesA Good Man â€Å"She would have been a good woman†¦if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life† (Gardner). Flannery O’Connor’s â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† tells of Bailey, his wife, their three children and Bailey’s mother all heading to Florida for vacation. In this paper I will summarize the story, and discuss the irony of the story and the morality and religion in the story. The family, Bailey, his wife, three children and his mother, are set to go on vacation to FloridaRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor 664 Words   |  3 PagesIn the story â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† Flannery OConnor uses the grandmother as a person who gets what she wants. At first she doesnt want to go to Florida she wants to visit her relatives in Tennessee. We also learn she is manipulative when she tries to change Baileys (her son) mind. Whenever something doesnt go her way she wants she isnt pleased. She uses the story of the Misfit to scare the family so that they would go to Tennessee. Something else the grandmother says about herself inRead More The Journey in A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor690 Words   |  3 PagesThe Journey in A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor In A Good Man Is Hard to Find, Flannery OConnors character searches for grace and redemption in a world full of sin. Grimshaw states, each one, nonetheless, is free to choose, free to accept or reject Grace (6). The Grandmother in A Good Man is Hard to Find, is on a journey for grace and forgiveness in a world where the redemption she is searching for proves to be hard to find. The Grandmother often finds herself at oddsRead More A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor Essay1204 Words   |  5 PagesA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In the short story, A Good Man is Hard to Find, the main character is the grandmother. Flannery OConnor, the author, lets the reader find out who the grandmother is by her conversations and reactions to the other characters in the story. The grandmother is the most important character in the story because she has a main role in the stories principal action. This little old lady is the protagonist in this piece. We learn more about her fromRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor Essay1033 Words   |  5 Pages â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find,† written by Flannery O’Connor tells the story of a dysfunctional family headed to vacation and their inevitable death. The family, including their matriarch, the grandmother, represents the delusion perfection that many modern Christians have. The family displays an extreme sense of vanity, self-centeredness, and disobedience during the first half of the story. The first half of the story does not follow a specific pattern nor does it hold significance to the family’sRead MoreA Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor Essay1959 Words   |  8 Pages Who is the Misfit? In the short story, â€Å"A Good Man Is Hard to Find† a family comprising of a grandmother, a father, three children, and a wife is headed on vacation has the misfortune of meeting a murderous band of serial killers. The Misfit and his band of serial killers are recently escapees of a federal prison. In the following paragraphs this paper looks into the issues of, what one would do in a situation such as that and the background of the the family and murderers as well. The MisfitRead More Symbolism in A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor1038 Words   |  5 PagesUse of Symbolism in A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery OConnor is a short story that depicts a familys vacation to Florida that turned into an abysmal tragedy when they met with the Misfit, a convict who escaped from prison. This story is meant to be interpreted as a parable, whereby OConnor made skilful use of symbolism to bring about messages such as the class-consciousness and the lack of spiritual faith that exist amongst human. Read MoreA Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor Essay1612 Words   |  7 PagesIn the short story A Good Man Is Hard to Find, written by Flannery O’Connor, the theme that the definition of a ‘good man’ is mysterious and flawed is apparent. The reader must realize that it is difficult to universalize the definition of a good man because every person goes through different experiences. Thus, these experiences affect his or her viewpoint and in turn flaw ones view on a good man. O’Connor conveys this theme through her excellent us e of diction, imagery, foreshadowing, and symbolism

The Death Of The Plague - 1592 Words

Today I woke up on May 13th, 1350, I awoke up extra early to go pray for my best friend Percival to be ridden of the plague. Percival has had the plague for four days now and is in terrible condition. Since Percival was infected with the plague, I had to step up and do his share of work as well as mine. I really hope that Percival gets well soon. Right as I was leaving the church I heard my vassal calling my name and I started heading over to where he was at. When I saw my vassal, I saw my other fellow serfs being called out to go line up to be told our task for the day. After the other serfs were told their task I finally was told what my task of the day were. Angry, how I felt after being told my task for the day, I must harvest the†¦show more content†¦I grab onto utters of the first cow and start pulling down on them as milk pours out into the bucket. After about ten minutes I finish milking the first cow and move onto the second I hear one of my fellow serfs named Rollo call out saying the vassal had left out bread for lunch. I leave the bucket behind and go grab a piece of bread and start eating it quickly, as soon as I finish the piece I bread I go to get water but because we had all been working so hard today the vassal brought us some ale to drink. One gulp, all I took of the ale and it was gone. Grinding the grains my last task of the day and I was so happy to be on my last task of the day I forgot about the other cows I had to milk. To grind the grains I had to take them to the mills, place them in the mill and use water to power it. Grinding grains is probably the easiest task anyone can do, it only took me an hour to grind them all. Since I am done for the day I go and help my other serfs do their tasks as well and by dinner time we accomplished all our jobs for the day. We all head back to our huts and eat dinner with our families. Tonight I had brown bread with cabbage and beans and it tasted delicious. The last thing of the day before I was to go to bed, I went to the church to pray for Percival. I finish up my praying for Percival and head back to my hut when I hear the vassal yelling my name in an angry fashion. My vassal had walked up to me and with his loud, angry voice he asked me why I

E Marketing SOSTAC Framework

Question: Discuss abot theE Marketingfor SOSTAC Framework. Answer: Introduction The following assignment is going to be established as a convenient E-marketing plan for the National Indoor Arena of Ireland following the SOSTAC framework. The Indoor Arena of Ireland has some of the most exciting facilities and is currently planning to open two new phase and new centers for badminton, IRFU training and accommodation benefits for on site. Hence, an E-marketing plan is found to be essential. SOSTAC Framework Situation Analysis Currently NIATC is found to be one of the leading sports campuses of Ireland that has three large venues for gymnastics and athletic training center. It has been proposed that the arena will be the first and most dedicated gymnastic training center of the country. Though the campus has strong connection with the domestic business community, national governmental bodies and social media channels, the Arena should acknowledge that the present buying or membership trend has become more internets centric. Presently, near about 65.8% of the entire population of the country are active users of internet (Boyle 2016). Therefore, it is assumable that the aspect of customer trend is hugely influenced by e marketing. However, current condition of Arenas external environment, such as political, economic, social, technical and legal factors is essential prior to predict a successful e-marketing strategy. Political Membership with European union Parliament provides economic freedom The country is enjoying an independent and democratic sovereign An increasing inflation and allowance of wage increase Economic Economy grew by 26.3% in the year 2015 Score of economic freedom is 78.7% according to 2011 index The country is the largest exporter of various service in the world Only 11.9% unemployment rate Gross Income per head is $41,140 in average (Convery et al. 2013) Flexible monetary policy Social Population is 4.4 million A multicultural society Young population is recently 55.4% of the entire population High domestic demand Society is facing risks of high debt Technical Rapid change in technology Each business sector use technical appliances The country is involved in Environmental Technologies Action Plan Legal Central bank set the interest rate Only people from Britain and Ireland can work legally (Convery et al. 2013) Legal economy policy that concentrates on social partnership New tariff barriers due to its membership with EU Flexible pricing regulation and strong maintenance of Health and Welfare at Work regulation 2007 Table 1: PEST Analysis (Source: As created by the author) Strength Nine sports facilities An Aquatic center Strong connection with governmental authorities Weakness Till now no internet marketing Age old traditional way of marketing Opportunity To become worlds one of the largest sports campus To have new sports facilities Worldwide success with Aquatic centre Threat Handful of well-known sports club like UL Sports Arena, Sport Ireland Institute Traditional marketing may reduce the chances to win more membership Table 2: SWOT Analysis (Source: As created by the author) Figure 1: Competitor analysis (Source: As created by the author) Considering the competitor analysis and the environmental factors, it is to be said that the perfect target market for the Arena would be the young section of the country that is comprised of with 55.4% of the entire population. As the campus only concentrates on sports and the Irelands more than the half population is the youngsters, therefore this target market will be convenient. Additionally, the aim of the campus is to run e marketing which will be successful on this target section as most of internet users are supposed to be the young inhabitants. Hence, to aware the target market, a broad online marketing through most of the frequently used online channels will be done. Objectives For the National Indoor Arena of Ireland, two main objectives are To generate and increase awareness about the phases To develop a convenient database for future The mentioned objectives could be interpreted in SMART way, which will be as per the following SMART aspects Objectives Specific Objective one is specific as it is concrete and well defined as it is specifically emphasizing on generating awareness, which is required for the launch. Measurable Only objective one is measurable for now as the second one could not be measured instantly Attainable/Achievable Objective two will be achievable only when the first one would be successful. Objective one is attainable if the campus will make use of relevant e-marketing strategy Relevant Both of the objectives are relevant as per the current intention of the campus as they concentrate on the mission of campus and on the upcoming launch. Timely Objective one will be timely, as the two phases would be launched in the coming year. Table 3: SMART Objectives (Source: As created by the author) E-Strategy Considering the situational analysis, an applicable e-strategy would be to use online channels like Facebook, YouTube for generating awareness among the target market. On the other hand, the strategy should include the use of search engine operational tools to get relevant feedbacks to determine whether their strategy is working or not (Constantinides 2014). Sequence With the help of seven ps of online marketing, the following could be determined Step 1: Verification of the product, which is the new launch of two new phases and the new accommodation and training centers Step 2: Set the price for subscription and promote Step 3: Advertise the place of subscription for membership (Chmielarz and Zborowski 2016) Step 4: Broadcast about the options like instant reply, telephonic conversation, and face-to-face interaction after subscription Step 5: The young people of Ireland who need to have excellent facility for sports and physical training Step 6: Promote the enterprises current partnership with governmental authorities and other business companies Moreover, utilizing the Chaffeys 5s, it could be said that the selling or increasing membership would be done through digital banners and serve speedy responses and convenient option to visit the page (Boone and Kurtz 2013). Build a separate customer care executive team who will be online for 24x7 for the speaking purpose. A system integration process for back office would be implemented to save money and time (Chaffey et al. 2012). Integration and plan to attract customer Instant flow of information gained from online marketing to the in house employees A 24x7 customer support team Media mix popular websites, banners and opt-in mails (Strauss 2016) Target market young people will be attracted mainly through Facebook and YouTube, others through online campaign and banner Tactics For accomplishing the constructed e-strategy, NIATC requires to have some applicable e-tools, which could be Websites Face book, LinkeDin, YouTube and Google Promotional emails Opt-in-emails (Mohapatra 2013) Search engine promotions Marketing by Pay per click like Google AdWords Online banners Actions Tactics Time and Budget Risk management Performance diagnosis Corrective actions Websites Three months, 39000 pound Misinterpretation False or duplicate promotions Number of likes in Facebook Number of visit Number of ratings (Eid. and El-Gohary 2013) Change the website options, which are found having frequent problems New design of information Promotional emails Four months, 15-20000 pound Negative feedback Subscribers unwillingness Instant replies Telephonic chats Number of subscription Modify the contents sent as Opt-in mails Search engine promotions Three months, 40000 pound Junk traffic Huge cost Complicated advertising Inappropriate selection of the marketing firm for PPC (Bryant et al. 2015) Rate of subscription Percentage of clicks Division of the entire cost by total number of clicks Separating placement of the content ads ad search Modifying broad match type keywords Online banners Two months, average 15000 pound Customer ignorance Expensive price Optional confusion Ratings Rate of subscription Modify images Reduce number of options Table 4: Action plan (Source: As created by the author) Control After having a brief view about the time and cost at the action plan section, it can be estimated that the overall budget would be 114000 pound for the proposed e marketing. Additionally, there will be a use of Key performance matrix for measuring the outcome of the strategy. Aspects Indicators Sales Number of subscription and measurement of revenue after the launch of the first phase of the Arena indicate whether objective one has been achieved or not Enquiries Search engine operator, emails, number of instant replies, customer feedback these will assist to get understanding about the second objective Subscription The campuss personalized list of new membership, number of new followers in Facebook and other website networks indicator for objective one Number of visitors Number of customer feedback will indicate the result regarding objective one Table 5: KPI (Key Performance Indicator) (Source: As created by the author) Reference Boone, L.E. and Kurtz, D.L., 2013.Contemporary marketing. Cengage learning. Boyle, R., 2016. 13. 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