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A Man With Good Values Is Hard To Find Throughout my life my parents, peers, and teachers have shaped my thoughts and beliefs. Some of them have taught me my values; others have shaped my way of life. Granted, I have known that everyone has been raised differently, no two people are alike which I don’t find as a bad thing. However when I compare myself to the characters in Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”; our views and lifestyles appear to be complete opposites. For instance, the Grandmother in O’Connor’s story appears to be perfect, then as the story continues, it becomes obvious that she is a very manipulative woman. The “perfect” Grandmother makes me wonder whether she never had values to begin with or if she just forgot them at that time in her life. Consequently: her family, including: her son Bailey, his wife, her grandson John Wesley, and her granddaughter June Star; were not too respectful of her as a family member and an adult. In addition to the family, there is also another character whose morals and values I question, the Misfit. The author paints an intricate picture that to me shows faultless examples of, “the loss of respect for adults and family”. As the stor