Master Manipulator

Master Manipulator
A Good Man is Hard to knock by Flannery OConnor is a very interesting story. Written in the 1950s as a horror story, it tells the metaphorical history of a familys fatal confrontation with an escaped serial killer, The Misfit. The bad character in OConnors story is the granny who is nighwhat of a manipulator. By including imperfections in the development of the grandmothers character, OConnor shows the indiscriminatory property of manipulation she possesses.
The rootage thing we learned about the grandmother is that she does not motive to go on the family vacation to Florida. She has relatives to see in Tennessee so she tries to persuade Bailey, the father in the story, not to go. The grandmother tries to stir him with reports of a criminal on the loose and guilt propel him about taking his children there. She states, Just you read it. I wouldnt fritter away my children in any direction with a criminal manage that aloose in it. I couldnt answer to my conscience if I did.(137) The aid thing we learn is that whenever something runs up against the grandmothers will, she tries to have it her way. She was seizing at every chance to change Baileys mind.(137) Notice that she never does this flat or confrontationally. Her style is always a bit much subtle.



When that doesnt seem to use up a reaction, her next recourse is to arrange that the children have already been to Florida. Its not about her, she implies, its about the children. For some reason though, we dont quite believe her.
The rest of the story shows the grandmother doing more of the same. We learn that Bailey doesnt want her to bring the cat. Instead of causing a ruckus (Baileys the type who would make a bombastic stink), the grandmother just hides the cat in a ring and secretly brings it along. The grandmother decides she wants to go see the old plantation, just now knows Bailey wont want this. Her solution is to let the kids get him to do it. there was a secret panel in this...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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