A Good Man is Hard to Find: The importance of visualization Mukul Bharadwaj College

A detailed description allows people to imagine even though not visible. Authors like Flannery O' Connor, in their works, have put in huge details in order to awaken the senses of the readers and help imagine the minutest of details. This aids them in conveying their ideas in an ‘as it is' manner thereby reducing the chances of misinterpretation. Flannery O' Connor was born in Georgia in the year 1925 and grew up with heavy protestant influence. She believed that Christianity had played a substantial role in the formation of her personality and viewpoint and the same is reflected in her writings. “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is written in an engaging manner which attracts the readers with its humorous approach. The story challenges the stereotypical ideas of religion. O’ Connor’s tale begins with a usual family setup where the members of a family plan for a vacation. From the beginning itself, the readers are kept engaged with a humorous style of writing which suddenly transforms into a tragic scene leading to the extermination of the entire family. The use of phrases like “face as broad and innocent as a cabbage” provide an example of the humorous note as well as the detailed description (O’Connor). The author uses vivid...