The story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is a story were basically everyone is not a “good man.” Every character has it’s faults, some more than others.
In the story, there is a family who is going to move to Florida. The Grandma reads that there is a criminal also heading there which is the first sign of foreshadowing. Then, when they head toward Tennessee, they stop at a restaurant where the owner tells them good men are hard to find. This is the second sign of foreshadowing. When they come out, they meet three men with guns that look dangerous. Everyone is terrified of them. At this time, when Grandma and The Misfit are alone, they’re behaviors are very different. Grandma starts chanting to God but doesn’t really say a prayer. It seems that Grandma is a kind of person who depends on God by just chanting his name and hoping something will miraculously happen like what Jesus did. The Misfit is the complete opposite because when Grandma asks about God, the Misfit says that he doesn’t need God and that Jesus won’t start performing miracles again. In the end, God doesn’t perform the miracles Grandma was hoping for and she and the children all die.
Another thing is that this whole family is very separated. The children are obnoxious, Bailey is disrespectful to Grandma, and Grandma is always trying to take control. This family is not exactly made up of “good men.” The Misfit is an even worse man considering that he killed many people and is a runaway criminal. This story is an example that good men are actually very hard to find.