Who's the misfit? In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" a family consisting of a grandmother, a father, three children and a wife who is going on holiday has the misfortune of encountering a murderous gang of serial killers. The Misfit and his gang of serial killers recently escaped from a federal prison. In the following paragraphs this article examines the questions of what one would do in a situation like that and the background of the family and the killers. The Misfit claims to have been raised by "the best people in the world". She went on to say that her "...God never created a better woman than my mother, and my father's heart was pure gold." (Shilb and Clifford 1292) This leads one to believe that the Misfit came from a loving family and was taught right from wrong. In fact, the Misfit may have some social graces as he is seen politely referring to his grandmother, “Yes mama, no mama, pre-chate that lady” (Shlib and Clifford 1292). She even apologizes to Grandma for the harsh comment Bailey made. However, his father had labeled the Misfit as "a different breed of dog than his brothers and sisters", (Shlib and Clifford 1293), which leads one to believe that although his parents did their best to raise him and his brothers, realized early in his life that there was something different about him. The Misfit tends to link his current rebellious conduct to a trait of his father, saying softly, "...was a card himself", describing that his father may have had a dark side but was never caught by the authorities because he, “…had the ability to manage them” (Shilb and Cliford 1293). Since the story was set in 1950, and medical research wasn't that advanced back then...... middle of paper ..... .hort story a unique twist on the meaning of the story. We can call many things normal and good, but who knows what is normal? Work cited Schlib, John and John Clifford. "A good man is hard to find." Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. 5th edition. Bedford/St. Martin's: Boston and New York, 2012. 1283-1296. Print.Leonard, Douglas Novich. “THE EXPERIENCE OF “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by FLANNERY O'CONNOR”. Scriptorium Press 14.2 (1983): 48-54. Print.Kinney, Arthur F. “Flannery O'Connor and the Fiction of Grace.” The Massachusetts Magazine, Inc. 27.1 (1986): 71-96. Print.Lienard, Marie. "From Manners to Mystery: The Titles of Flannery O'Connor." South Atlantic Review. 71.2 (2006): 115-125. Print.Dowell, Bob. “The Moment of Grace in Flanner O'Connor's Fiction.” University English. 27.3(1965): 235-239. Press.