As I read “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the words southern, old-fashioned and foreboding came to mind.
We can easily observe the writing style of O’Connor has a lot of Southern influence. For example, O’Connor writes “ain't that the truth?” instead of writing “isn’t that the truth?.”
The Grandma’s constant referral to her younger days also reflects O’Connor’s belief in the more old-fashioned way of doing things. She writes “In my time," said the grandmother, folding her thin veined fingers.” With quotes such as these O’Connor is better able to set the setting for her short story and also let us in on the believes of her characters.
There are many instances where O’Connor hints at death and an accident throughout the story. “In