A Good Man is Hard to Find
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A Good Man is Hard to Find
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All Themes Violence and Grace Goodness Punishment and Forgiveness Familial Conflict and Familial Love Moral Decay
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All Characters The Grandmother The Misfit Bailey Bailey’s Wife (the Mother) John Wesley June Star Red Sam Butts Red Sam’s Wife Bobby Lee
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A Good Man is Hard to Find

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Flannery O’Connor
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