a good man is hard to find

A Good Man is Hard to Find

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Flint, T. P. (2018). On the Significance of Civil War References in Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Renascence, 70(2), 119-128.

In this article, Flint raises concerns that most of the authors have focused in writing about the violence undertone that is present throughout the short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find," that was authored by Flannery O'Connor while saying little if any concerning the specific references within the narrative to the Civil War. Flint points out that the references to the Civil War within the story can be considered to function to highlight questions regarding guilt, evil, as well as, a punishment which come to the fore, particularly within the closing scene that features the grandmother together with The Misfit. Flint is quick to point out that even though it would turn out as specious to make the implication that the connections made to the Civil War provide the key to comprehending O'Connor's story, recognition of their presence can affect a reader's appreciation of the narrative.

Flint goes on further to argue the manner in which the connections to the Civil war within the story augment the case for asserting that part of the main morals within the story happens to be the difficulty of people to discern what is required to have justice. The author goes on further to outline and expound on the four references to the Civil War, which occur within the story. In overall, it can be argued that in Flint's view, the O'Connor's story tends to make the suggestion that attempting to establish the appropriateness of the evils that people encounter can rightly be considered as an extra manifestation of the pride which precipitated the human's original fall. In that respect, Flint proposes that such matters should at best be left to God's judgment, but not to us, humans.

It is outright that Flint's article makes one gain a better understanding about O'Connor's story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." By directing focus on the references made to the Civil War within the story, a reader gets to learn much about the said story within a unique perspective. Besides, the references have been articulately used to reinforce some of the major themes of O'Connor's story, which are violence and death. Flint's review of O'Connor's story will enable me to carry out better analysis of the central themes within the story in my analytical essay. There are also great ideas that can be obtained from Flint's review that I will incorporate within the analytical essay.