Conceited Judgment and the Pitfall of Pride - 1298 Words

In both of Flannery O’ Connor’s short stories â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† and â€Å"Good Country People,† there is a central theme about the negative effects of trusting one’s own judgment too readily, as well as using religion to manipulate people. It is easy to see multiple connections to this theme in the two short stories, although the specific events themselves are different. For instance, Hulga from â€Å"Good Country People† believes her intelligence allows her to see people’s true character, but she is ultimately left alone full of despair when her faith in herself and her leg is ironically taken away. In the same way, the unnamed grandmother in â€Å"A Good Man is Hard to Find† feels her morals and experience in life allow her to judge other characters without fault. Therefore, the two short stories are similar to each other because the plots, characters, and misuses of religion reflect the central theme of tr ust and manipulation. Although the details of these two stories differ in many aspects, they share a similar plot that follows a theme about people trusting their own judgments too easily. In â€Å"Good Country People,† Hulga meets a Bible salesman, Manly Pointer, who seems to have an innocent aura around him. He bored Mrs. Hopewell, Hulga’s mother, but she â€Å"couldn’t be rude to him. He was just good country people, you know† (Good Country 445). However, her personal view of him is tragically incorrect. Pointer persuades Hulga to go on a date with him, inviting Hulga outShow MoreRelated`` A Good Man Is Hard, And `` The Necklace `` By Flannery O Conner And The926 Words   |  4 PagesHave you ever wondered why is pride considered one of the seven deadly sins? Pride is known to be the root of self-destruction. The two short stories, A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O Conner and The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, practically share the same t heme about the pitfalls of pride. The grandmother in A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Mathilde Loisel in The Necklace are demonstrated as two conceited women. While there are many similarities between the two short stories, there