The older woman is displayed as a stereotypical, bull-in-a-china-cabinet grandmother who is constantly involved in other people's business. Her son Bailey appears to be embarrassed by his mother and is constantly under stress. Bailey's wife and children are sweet and accommodating to the grandmother's oddities. This simple portrayal reveals the normality of the family. They are not dysfunctional and simply desire a peaceful trip down to Florida. They are in no way responsible for what happens to them. The family fell victim to horrifying circumstances that were entirely out of their control.
Flannery O'Connor portrays the family as very ignorant and self-centered. I believe that Bailey and the grandmother are both responsible for the family being killed. First, the grandmother warns Bailey that there is an escaped murderer near Florida. Unbothered by this, Bailey acts ignorantly in deciding to take the family to Florida. Then, the family crashes, and the murderer and his men arrive. While the family is being killed, the grandmother only pleads for her life and does nothing to save the family. She acts in a very selfish and self-centered way. Both Bailey and the grandmother are responsible for what happens.
O'Connor portrays the family in a comical way. I think she is sort of making fun of the stereotypical American family. The father is indifferent and stressed, the mother quietly takes care of her household, the children are annoying and loud, and the grandmother is very opinionated and a tad odd. The family is just like many families in the U.S. I think they are not responsible at all for what happened to them. The chance that they would actually run into The Misfit is one in a million. Their tragic end was not caused by their own fault.
O'Connor portrays this family in a very stereotypical manner, depicting the average modern contemporary American family. Its members possess many flaws, but are not, necessarily, dysfunctional as they are only human. If this family is deemed dysfunctional, then it may be concluded that all families are dysfunctional in some peculiar respect. Within a family, one person may be embittered, while another a nuisance, and yet another subdued by his nature; in any case, humans are finite and flawed. It is difficult to say whether or not this family is responsible for the tragic events that befell them. In one sense, one may say that they are indeed responsible, as they willingly chose to make a trip to Florida and willingly chose to travel upon this dirt road in search of a plantation. However, in another sense, one may say that they are certainly not responsible, as there was no possible means for them to know of the events that would take place upon their traveling to Florida.
Flannery O'Conner portrays the family in a very interesting way. They represent a typical American family. The grandmother is annoying self centered, and opionated. The father is annoyed by his own mother and he does not listen to a thing she says. The mother is submissive to the husband, and the children and spoiled, self centered and annoying as well. I agree with CK in that I think that Bailey and the grandmother are responsible for the whole family being killed. They knew about the murderer being loose, but Bailey chose not to listen to the grandmother and to go anyways. Also, driving down that dirt road into the woods because the grandmother wanted to caused their fate. When a murderer is on the loose it would be smart to not go down empty dirt roads. The family could definitely have avoided their fate.
I have to agree with bekaht12 and annamac on this one. Although they knew an escaped convict was on the loose in Florida, the odds were overwhelmingly on their side. It was truly a huge coincidence that the whole situation even happened. On the other hand, the grandmother should have admitted her mistake instead of wasting her time and trying to look good. Her selfishness led them to their death but they still were not responsible for their fate.
In all honesty these people are not responsible for what happened to them. However it may seem logical that it was their own idiocy, I believe it to be terrible odds. All the paper said was the killer was out in Florida, it did not pinpoint his exact position, he could have been anywhere, and by random chance, he was where they were. On the other hand, I indubitably believe that it was a ridiculous idea to travel to an area recently marked with an escaped convict. It was by total chance that they had an accident and it was just more chance that it happened to he the killer that pulled up. On a side note I would like to point out the cowardice of the grandmother. She pleaded for he life while the others were dragged off to be shot. What a respectable woman she was.
In Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", O'Connor portrays the family with each family member having a different personality. But with this, she also reveals completelty how selfish and conceited the entire family was, especially the grandmother. Their choice to go to Florida even after all the "warning" signs given throughout the entire story also show just how oblivious they were to the situation. I do believe that they are somewhat responsible for what happened to them in Florida after knowing about the murderers, but as Bekah said, I also believe they were just extremely unlucky. It was a combination of both that led to their death.
The portrayal of the family in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is described as a normal,stereotypical family that goes through the same dilemmas other families go through. However, throughout the entirety of the story, there are several signs that ultimately lead to their death. As a result, I believe it was the families fault for their death. Even though death might have been considered unlucky in their case, this family already knew about the murderers in Florida. Ultimately, because they knew there was a potential opportunity of not surviving on the vacation to Florida, I believe it was their responsibility for dying.
The family is very typical and normal. The father is just trying to keep the family intact, the mother and children are trying to please the grandmother, and the grandmother is only concerned for herself. I dont think the grandmother is trying to be an awful person, I just think she is acting more like a child than an adult, which is what most old people do eventually. I believe they are only victims to circumstance, yes it was not wise to go to Florida with killers on the loose, but most people would have been stuborn and bullheaded like them and went anyway.
Flannery O'Connor's description of the family is most easily described as the normal american family. The grandmother was a woman of the past and stuck to her older traditions while the husband and wife both were more modern in their attire and how they disciplined their children. The parents here let the children get away with more than what the older generation would let their children do. This shows why each generation keeps getting worse and worse. Parenting is lacking in discipline and letting their children slide by without any punishment for their disrespectfull actions. This family is responsible for their fate due to the fact that they go to Florida knowing that there are murderers on the loose. The father thinks that they will not encounter the murderers and he is responsible for his family's deaths.
The family as a whole is slightly disfunctional, but what family isn't from time to time. Bailey has issues with his attitude towards his family but specifically towards his overbearing, and nosy mother. The wife is the typical mother, minding the children and the home and submitting to her husband. The kids are spoiled and whiny. In a way, they could and probably should feel responsible for what happened. The dad could have taken charge or the grandmother could have been quiet but that would not have stopped it from happening, it just might have gone differently. In reality, no one has control ofver situations such as those and the people involved can only do what they are capable of to try and change the impending outcome.
O'Connor represents the family as a stereotypical group in todays times. The children are unruly and the parents seem to have no control over them. The grandmother only seems to add fuel to the fire of the turmoil. The family could have avoided their fatal detour by the parents only being more stern. If they would have stayed on track they would have never crashed and been found by the misfits. Even though they were found by the murderers, if they only would have been quiet they could have walked away harm free.
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The older woman is displayed as a stereotypical, bull-in-a-china-cabinet grandmother who is constantly involved in other people's business. Her son Bailey appears to be embarrassed by his mother and is constantly under stress. Bailey's wife and children are sweet and accommodating to the grandmother's oddities. This simple portrayal reveals the normality of the family. They are not dysfunctional and simply desire a peaceful trip down to Florida. They are in no way responsible for what happens to them. The family fell victim to horrifying circumstances that were entirely out of their control.
Flannery O'Connor portrays the family as very ignorant and self-centered. I believe that Bailey and the grandmother are both responsible for the family being killed. First, the grandmother warns Bailey that there is an escaped murderer near Florida. Unbothered by this, Bailey acts ignorantly in deciding to take the family to Florida. Then, the family crashes, and the murderer and his men arrive. While the family is being killed, the grandmother only pleads for her life and does nothing to save the family. She acts in a very selfish and self-centered way. Both Bailey and the grandmother are responsible for what happens.
Please disregard my first comment, wrong story.
O'Connor portrays the family in a comical way. I think she is sort of making fun of the stereotypical American family. The father is indifferent and stressed, the mother quietly takes care of her household, the children are annoying and loud, and the grandmother is very opinionated and a tad odd. The family is just like many families in the U.S. I think they are not responsible at all for what happened to them. The chance that they would actually run into The Misfit is one in a million. Their tragic end was not caused by their own fault.
O'Connor portrays this family in a very stereotypical manner, depicting the average modern contemporary American family. Its members possess many flaws, but are not, necessarily, dysfunctional as they are only human. If this family is deemed dysfunctional, then it may be concluded that all families are dysfunctional in some peculiar respect. Within a family, one person may be embittered, while another a nuisance, and yet another subdued by his nature; in any case, humans are finite and flawed.
It is difficult to say whether or not this family is responsible for the tragic events that befell them. In one sense, one may say that they are indeed responsible, as they willingly chose to make a trip to Florida and willingly chose to travel upon this dirt road in search of a plantation. However, in another sense, one may say that they are certainly not responsible, as there was no possible means for them to know of the events that would take place upon their traveling to Florida.
Flannery O'Conner portrays the family in a very interesting way. They represent a typical American family. The grandmother is annoying self centered, and opionated. The father is annoyed by his own mother and he does not listen to a thing she says. The mother is submissive to the husband, and the children and spoiled, self centered and annoying as well. I agree with CK in that I think that Bailey and the grandmother are responsible for the whole family being killed. They knew about the murderer being loose, but Bailey chose not to listen to the grandmother and to go anyways. Also, driving down that dirt road into the woods because the grandmother wanted to caused their fate. When a murderer is on the loose it would be smart to not go down empty dirt roads. The family could definitely have avoided their fate.
I have to agree with bekaht12 and annamac on this one. Although they knew an escaped convict was on the loose in Florida, the odds were overwhelmingly on their side. It was truly a huge coincidence that the whole situation even happened. On the other hand, the grandmother should have admitted her mistake instead of wasting her time and trying to look good. Her selfishness led them to their death but they still were not responsible for their fate.
In all honesty these people are not responsible for what happened to them. However it may seem logical that it was their own idiocy, I believe it to be terrible odds. All the paper said was the killer was out in Florida, it did not pinpoint his exact position, he could have been anywhere, and by random chance, he was where they were. On the other hand, I indubitably believe that it was a ridiculous idea to travel to an area recently marked with an escaped convict. It was by total chance that they had an accident and it was just more chance that it happened to he the killer that pulled up. On a side note I would like to point out the cowardice of the grandmother. She pleaded for he life while the others were dragged off to be shot. What a respectable woman she was.
In Flannery O'Connor's story "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", O'Connor portrays the family with each family member having a different personality. But with this, she also reveals completelty how selfish and conceited the entire family was, especially the grandmother. Their choice to go to Florida even after all the "warning" signs given throughout the entire story also show just how oblivious they were to the situation. I do believe that they are somewhat responsible for what happened to them in Florida after knowing about the murderers, but as Bekah said, I also believe they were just extremely unlucky. It was a combination of both that led to their death.
The portrayal of the family in "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" is described as a normal,stereotypical family that goes through the same dilemmas other families go through. However, throughout the entirety of the story, there are several signs that ultimately lead to their death. As a result, I believe it was the families fault for their death. Even though death might have been considered unlucky in their case, this family already knew about the murderers in Florida. Ultimately, because they knew there was a potential opportunity of not surviving on the vacation to Florida, I believe it was their responsibility for dying.
The family is very typical and normal. The father is just trying to keep the family intact, the mother and children are trying to please the grandmother, and the grandmother is only concerned for herself. I dont think the grandmother is trying to be an awful person, I just think she is acting more like a child than an adult, which is what most old people do eventually. I believe they are only victims to circumstance, yes it was not wise to go to Florida with killers on the loose, but most people would have been stuborn and bullheaded like them and went anyway.
Flannery O'Connor's description of the family is most easily described as the normal american family. The grandmother was a woman of the past and stuck to her older traditions while the husband and wife both were more modern in their attire and how they disciplined their children. The parents here let the children get away with more than what the older generation would let their children do. This shows why each generation keeps getting worse and worse. Parenting is lacking in discipline and letting their children slide by without any punishment for their disrespectfull actions. This family is responsible for their fate due to the fact that they go to Florida knowing that there are murderers on the loose. The father thinks that they will not encounter the murderers and he is responsible for his family's deaths.
The family as a whole is slightly disfunctional, but what family isn't from time to time. Bailey has issues with his attitude towards his family but specifically towards his overbearing, and nosy mother. The wife is the typical mother, minding the children and the home and submitting to her husband. The kids are spoiled and whiny. In a way, they could and probably should feel responsible for what happened. The dad could have taken charge or the grandmother could have been quiet but that would not have stopped it from happening, it just might have gone differently. In reality, no one has control ofver situations such as those and the people involved can only do what they are capable of to try and change the impending outcome.
O'Connor represents the family as a stereotypical group in todays times. The children are unruly and the parents seem to have no control over them. The grandmother only seems to add fuel to the fire of the turmoil. The family could have avoided their fatal detour by the parents only being more stern. If they would have stayed on track they would have never crashed and been found by the misfits. Even though they were found by the murderers, if they only would have been quiet they could have walked away harm free.
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