Writing About A Good Man is Hard To Find [Categories: Life Choice, Course Reading, Re-Genre]: Please complete the following:
Blog Post Introduction: A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor tells the story of a family's road trip to Florida. On the way they get into an accident and driving by at the time was three men in a truck. One of the men just happened to be "The Misfit", a man who just escaped from jail. Throughout the road trip the grandma talked about The Misfit and she was worried for the family's safety. The men say they will help fix the car but end up shooting everyone in the family. Re-Genre Analysis: Found Poem #1 Throughout the story the theme of religion is displayed when the grandma is constantly talking about Jesus and praying. I created a found poem of free-form excerpting and remixing, using the part of the story when the misfit came to the scene of their car accident. The grandma was trying to convince the misfit that it was a good idea to pray. Pray, Jesus I was a gospel singer for a while That’s when you should have started to pray God never made a finer woman than my mother my daddy’s heart was pure gold Well then, why don’t you pray? Jesus would help you If you would pray Jesus. Jesus Pray! Jesus was the only one that ever raised the dead She wanted to tell him that he must pray Jesus shown everything off balance Do you ever pray? Pray, pray...pray, pray Found Poem #2 Another major theme in the story was control, the grandma tried to take control of every situation that the family encountered during the drive. One of the situations was going to see the old house that the grandma remembered from when she was young. She tried to convince Bailey to turn around and go see the house but when he said no she continued talking about it and the children got excited and wanted to go too. Controlling Seizing at every chance to change Bailey’s mind Recalled an old plantation House had six white columns Oaks leading up to it Knew Bailey would not be willing The more she talked about it Secret panel in this house Not telling the truth “Let’s go see it! We’ll find it!” Hey Pop, can’t we turn off there Children began to yell and scream Kicked the back of the front seat Hung over her mother’s shoulder Will you all shut up? If you don’t shut up, we won’t go anywhere turned around and were headed toward the dirt road Found poem #3 The last major theme I will use to create a found poem is Goodness. Goodness is based in the story when the grandma is trying to see goodness in the Misfit even though he is a known bad man. Throughout the story her family is being killed by these men but she continues to say how good of a man that he is. A Good Man Because you’re a good man A good man is hard to find “You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” “I know you’re a good man. I know you must come from nice people!” Get him and that little boy to step over yonder with you Would you mind stepping back in them woods there with them? Mamma, wait on me “Come back this instant!” But they all disappeared into the woods I just know you’re a good man Nome, I ain’t a good man That’s perfectly all right Think how wonderful it would be to settle down and live a comfortable life not have to think about some- body chasing you all the time Pistol shot from the woods Then silence Bailey Boy! I never was a bad boy that I remembered of Somewheres along the line I done something wrong..sent to the penitentiary Maybe they put you in by mistake “Would you and that little girl like to step off yonder and join your husband Piercing scream from the woods, followed closely by a pistol report You’ve got good blood! I know you wouldn’t shoot a lady! “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” Shot her three times through the chest
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Sabatino
10/18/2017 09:45:42 am
Thank you for sharing this post. The writing here illustrates an author who understands the importance of writing to inform as well as writing to entertain. The blog post blends multiple genres as well as expository and descriptive (poetic) writing to analyze literature.
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Christian
10/19/2017 07:19:57 am
That first poem is my favorite, I really liked it a lot.
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