A Good Man is Hard to Find

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:anthology
gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
gptkbp:art_movement gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:author gptkb:Flannery_O'_Connor
gptkbp:character gptkb:temple
gptkb:June_Star
gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:John_Wesley
gptkb:The_Misfit
gptkbp:character_development The Grandmother's transformation
The Misfit's philosophy
gptkbp:climax confrontation with The Misfit
confrontation with the Misfit
gptkbp:collection gptkb:A_Good_Man_is_Hard_to_Find_and_Other_Stories
gptkbp:conflict man vs. self
man vs. man
family road trip
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced writers
adapted into various media
discussed in academia
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Southern_Gothic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Good Man is Hard to Find
gptkbp:influence American literature
short story format
gptkbp:influenced Southern writers
gptkbp:inspiration Flannery O' Connor's life experiences
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:language
imagery
irony
foreshadowing
gptkbp:main_character The Grandmother
gptkbp:mood dark
tense
reflective
gptkbp:motif gptkb:TV_series
redemption
violence
grace
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person
gptkbp:narrative_theme gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:family
faith
human nature
redemption and forgiveness
gptkbp:notable_quote “ She would have been a good woman if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.”
“ It’s no use to try to be good.”
“ I’m not a good man.”
“ She would have been a good woman…”
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1955
gptkbp:resolution death of the characters
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkb:state_highway
gptkb:tree
abandoned plantation
roadside diner
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:The_Misfit
the road
the grandmother's hat
the Grandmother's hat
gptkbp:theme morality
redemption
violence
family dynamics
gptkbp:viewpoint omniscient
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