A prolific writer, famously known as Flannery O'Connor in 1953, wrote the short story titled "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (Scott 2 ). However it was published two years later, in 1955, in his second collection of short stories. This particular collection presented the author as a key voice in the world of early American literature until her sudden death in 1964, when she was only 39 years old. The collection also earned her enormous fame, especially regarding her unparalleled creativity and mastery of short narratives (Seel 211). Interestingly, Flannery O'Connor considered all of her works to be realistic and extremely cynical, despite also incorporating the use of narrative as a style into her works. Furthermore, his works were fundamentally inspired by his extraordinarily strong faith in Roman Catholicism. This is also shown in the short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" as discussed here. The story begins with Bailey's grandmother trying to persuade him and his wife to take the family on a trip to Tennessee rather than Florida. His argument for the council is based on a story he identifies in an article (O'Connor 73). As the story goes, an old latecomer who escaped from prison is also headed to take a vocation in Florida, and is worried about the safety of Bailey's family if they choose to go to Florida for the tour. On the day of the trip the grandmother dresses up as a young lady and joins the family. The family later stops at a restaurant whose owner, Red Sammy, complains about how untrustworthy people can sometimes be (O'Connor 73). Red Sammy's wife also interjects into the discussion between her husband and Bailey's grandmother and says that she doesn't believe in any person, including her husband, R... middle of paper... this is really a good result man o woman? Is it an individual's early childhood experience? Is it associated with how simple or decent an individual is? Or is it simply impossible to meet a good man? The reader must answer all these questions while reading the book. However, Flannery O'Connor seems to associate good morals with religion. Works Cited Eder, Katharina. Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man is Hard to Find: An Analysis. London, UK: GRIN Verlag, 2011. Print. March 10. 2014O'Connor, Flannery. “A good man is hard to find.” New York, NY: Rutgers University Press, 1993. Print. March 10. 2014Scott, Neil. Flannery O'Connor: An annotated reference guide to criticism. London, UK: Timberlane Books, 2002. Print. March 10. 2014Seel, Cinzia. Ritual performance in the fiction of Flannery O'Connor. New York, NY: Camdem House, 2001. Print. March 10. 2014