Questions to guide literary analysis. by Michelle Mouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p Select two questions you think are integral when interpreting "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Good Country People" (2 questions for each text for a total of 4 entries. en-us 2021-06-25 11:46:01 UTC 2025-09-27 02:46:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png Is there symbolism that you can identify? "A Good Man is Hard to Find" michellemouton https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625259635 The Grandmother's hat symbolizes her selfish nature. She wears it so others will know she is a proper lady—even when she dies. The hat also symbolizes the grandmother's hypocritical beliefs. She passes herself off as a Christian, and putting the needs of others before her own should be part of her beliefs. However, the grandmother does not worry about other people—even her own family members.

 However, after the  accident occurs and the misfit's crew begins to kill her family, the brim of the hat is in tatters – much like her self-righteous and judgmental moral code. Toward the end, she drops the damaged hat (Bottom page 743),  her deluded self-image falls away, much like the brim of the hat.

After her entire family is murdered in the woods, the grandmother is at last able to leave her selfishness—and her hat—behind. 
]]> 2021-06-25 12:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625259635 1. Is the place important to the story? How? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625432684 Yes, it is important because that is where the Misfit is going . He is going to Florida and that is where the family is traveling to. 
- Deisy ]]> 2021-06-25 14:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625432684 How would the story be different if told through another character’s eyes? -Erin https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625433260 If this story was told through another character's point of view, the story would have a much different tone to it. For example, if the story had been told through the grandmother's son Bailey we would have seen a lot of frustration. He just wanted to go on a nice family trip to FL, where his mother did not want to go in the first place. And then he is forced to take these detours which only lead them to disaster because of his mother. ]]> 2021-06-25 14:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625433260 1. What literary period is the story from? Is the story operating in a specific genre? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625434221 Rachel- 
Literary period: Modernism and southern literature. 
Specific Genre- Southern Gothic.]]> 2021-06-25 14:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625434221 1. How did the author begin the story to engage the reader? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625435874 Mary - O'Connor immediately brings up the Misfits in order to try and persuade the family which is an interesting point. Plus after reading the story you see that it was very strong foreshadowing.]]> 2021-06-25 14:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625435874 1. Who is the most interesting character? Why? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625437280 The grandmother is the most interesting character. She is full of opinions and stories, and throughout the story she creates dialogue driving the story forward, creating the mood and offering some liveliness. She is mentioned in the very first sentence and the story ends with her end as well. Ryan.]]> 2021-06-25 14:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625437280 1. What lesson does this story teach about life? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625439159 Rachel- 
the opposite of what you expect that immoral people have integrity and moral people can be corrupted (the grandmother was being selfish only thinking about her survival and not her families and not telling them she was thinking of a house in another state. Also prejudice ]]> 2021-06-25 14:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625439159 1. Were you able to predict the story ending? How did the story end? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625442254 No, you were not able to predict how the story ended. The story ended with the grandmother getting shot. 
- Deisy ]]> 2021-06-25 14:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625442254 Do you think the title is appropriate for the story? -Erin https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625443447 The title is very appropriate for the story in that throughout the story we can see places where the grandmother continually brings up how rare it has become to find a good honest man. Where this title comes most into play is towards the end of the story after Bailey and John Wesley have already been shot. Here, the grandmother keeps telling The Misfit that he IS a good man and he can be better if he would only pray.]]> 2021-06-25 14:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625443447 4. How would the story be different if told through another character’s eyes? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625443664 Mary - It would be interesting to see the story told through Bailey's eyes because he seems to be very frazzled. The story would end sooner though because he was one of the first to die.]]> 2021-06-25 14:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625443664 4. Do you think the title is appropriate for the story? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625446584 Rachel-
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" I think the title is okay for the story because it does not give much away but it also foreshadows that they will come across a handful of bad men. The story also mentioned that good men will be taken advantage of like at the diner where the owner let someone charge their gas but never received payment. ]]> 2021-06-25 14:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625446584 2. What is the story really about? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625446954 There are themes of nostalgia, integrity, and what the real definition of a word is. The grandmother uses the phrase "a good man" throughout the story applying to increasingly suspect characters and it leaves the reader questioning what does that phrase truly mean. I think the author is making a point that words are subjective and context and interpretation are what give words true meaning. Ryan.]]> 2021-06-25 14:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625446954 5. Diction – Is vernacular used? (local dialect). What words did the author use to describe the place? https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625448386 Yes - The Misfit especially has a southern drawl that is shown in the writing. It's a southern setting (Georgia specifically) and the grandmother is sure to tell the children to have more pride about the region they are from.
-Tony]]> 2021-06-25 14:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michellemouton/8fg6f9fcxvq0e2p/wish/1625448386