Rhetorical Analysis Of O Connor s A Good Man Is Hard...

Adria Corral English 1302 MWF 8:00 A.M. Religion and Morality In â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find†, Flannery O’Connor uses grotesque and flawed characters to reflect her own faith on the Roman Catholic Church. Set in the rural South during the 1950s, O’Connor takes readers on a journey from a satiric family comedy to a brutal cold blooded murder. An analysis of O’Connor’s use of religious symbolism and foreshadowing through characters and setting will be conducted in order to better understand her views and faith of the Catholic Church. This paper will also argue the belief that religious wisdom is the key for moral guidance. In the beginning of the story, O’Connor uses subtle foreshadowing to indicate that enlightenment is near; the scenery in the story plays a crucial part in the family’s future. While driving through the country, the trees are described as â€Å"full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled.† (O’Connor 310). Where exactly is the family really driving to? O’Connor uses the trees as a possible symbol of the family’s road to heaven, as â€Å"silver-white sunlight† is something most people usually associate with grace or salvation. The grandmother experiences some sort of revelation right before her death insinuating she was saved, which is why the trees weren’t described as something more maleficent. The grandmother was in fact on her way to a sadistic death, but she was going to be cleansed by the Misfit, or God, allowing her to enter heaven. AnotherShow MoreRelatedRhetorical Analysis Of O Connor s `` A Good Man Is Hard And Find ``892 Words   |  4 PagesA Good Man is Hard to Find and the Use of Foreshadowing The religious theme of achieving salvation is brought full circle in Flannery O’Connor’s, â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find†, by the use of foreshadowing, with elements such as the town of Toomsboro, Georgia, passing a graveyard and the main character dressing as if she were attending a funeral. Although these elements may not be recognized the first time that the story is read, if one goes back over the story, there is a foreboding feeling as theseRead MoreThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team a Leadership Fable46009 Words   |  185 Pages01_960756_ffirs_16.qxd 1/13/06 8:57 AM Page iii The Five Dysfunctions of aTeam A L E A D E R S H I P FA B L E Patrick Lencioni 01_960756_ffirs_16.qxd 1/13/06 8:57 AM Page ii 01_960756_ffirs_16.qxd 1/13/06 8:57 AM Page i Also by Patrick Lencioni Leadership Fables The Five Temptations of a CEO The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive Death by Meeting Silos, Politics, and Turf Wars Field Guide Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team