A Good Man is Hard to Find is not only the title of this short story but a statement that can reign true in the world today. This story blurs the definition of good abundantly and ultimately the label good loses its meaning completely. The grandmother first uses the definition good with the character Red Sammy in that instance good seems to mean gullibility, poor judgement and blind faith. The other label of good is towards Misfit when she calls him a good man while pleading for her life.
One character that is more good than all the rest of the characters is Bailey because of the bravery he displays in trying to talk to Misfit about killing them. He also tries to keep his grandmother quiet meaning he is level headed. He is good because he understands what is happening and keeping his cool. The end of the story when Misfit says "She would of been a good woman . . . if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life"? He is saying that she is only a good person when she is put in a tough spot and not all the time, in other words, she is a fake.
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