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    The Misfit “A Good Man is Hard to Find” written by Flannery O’Connor is a short story about a regular family on vacation that ended up encountering a group of fugitives. One of the fugitives in the group that escaped calls himself The Misfit. The Misfit’s character seems to be living by his own moral codes; his ethics and outlook on life are messed up. At the end of the story, the grandma tries to save herself and the rest of the family by talking to the Misfit to calm him down. However, they ended

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    The Misfit Meaning

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    important in the end. First of all, O’Connor uses the theme of mischief because the criminal’s name is “The Misfit” and the story progresses to show how much trouble the misfit has actually gotten himself into. I believe the reason why O’Connor used the name misfit to describe the criminal is because he wanted to portray how people judge and view others based on what they think they know. “The Misfit” does not always have to describe a “bad man” but is also does not have to represent a “good man” either

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    The Misfit Analysis

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    not the good person that she fancied herself to be, the Grandmother redeems herself in a way. She dies finally understanding that her hypocrisy is no more righteous nor holier than The Misfit’s acts of murder. By acknowledging that both she and The Misfit are sinful and in need of God’s grace, her old desires to appear better than others are eradicated. O’Connor shows the reader that the Grandmother has been changed, dying in a state of grace, “half lay[ing] in a puddle of blood with her legs crossed

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    Misfits Analysis

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    Body, portray several characters to be misfits in society. The Goonies follows the story of a group of misfits on a treasure hunt to save their home from foreclosure and Stand By Me is a writer’s recount of the death of a friend and a boyhood journey to find the missing body of Ray Bowers. Narrative perspective, sound, characterisation, camera angles, and symbolism, contribute to various themes which Donner and Reiner exploit to evoke supportive emotion for misfits. In diverse methods, both directors

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    Misfit Curse

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    On Breaking out of the Misfit Curse: How to Significately Mature An aggregate of the populace envisions one sole thing: to be distinguishable. Being an idiosyncratic is an alleviation of the “misfit curse”. 37% of teenagers classify themselves in this “misfit” category; they have not properly discovered one’s self, thus, they have not properly adjusted themselves to a higher level of maturity. To figure out one’s passion is difficult to apprehend; it accentuates, and then releases itself into a

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    The Role Of A Misfit

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    In old television; the role of a misfit was one of comedic effect, an excellent example is one of the first and certainly one of the most popular comedy shows of it's era; the three stooges. In which, almost every gag is either violent slapstick, a farcical joke, or demeaning jokes centered around the main cast's stupidity. As one approaches modernity; the role of a misfit changes significantly, over the decades, society becomes more tolerant of difference and more accepting toward individuality

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    Symbols In The Misfits

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    "The Misfits" is a character study about people who are unable or stubbornly unwilling to adapt to the world; or to the changing world. The title characters have all been seriously hurt in the process of living and are searching (consciously and unconsciously) for ways to cope with what has happened to them in the past. To the extent that they represent an almost universal condition, the film is a symbolical study, with each character meant to illustrate a different means of coping with the realization

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    Good To The Misfit

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    and the grandmother says he did it because he is “a good man.” In this case, her definition of “good” seems to include gullibility, poor judgment, and blind faith, none of which are characteristically “good.” She next applies the label “good” to the Misfit. After she recognizes him, she asks him whether he would shoot a lady, although he never says that he would not. Having the appearance of a lady is a significant part of what the grandmother considers moral, the Misfit’s answer proves that he does

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    The Misfit Grandmother

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    it.” She is selfish and only cares about herself being shot. She does not care that the rest of the family was taken to the woods and shot she only cares if she lives. She tries to manipulate The Misfit to not shoot her because she is a lady and everyone knows it is not proper to shoot a lady. The Misfit believes her arguments are irrelevant, he doesn't care to shoot a lady considering he was acknowledged while on the run. Considering how manipulative the Grandmother is and since her initial tactic

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    Evil In The Misfit

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    good in people due to them not meeting her approved definition of what she considers “good.” It's hard to tell whether the end was a moment of grace or not. The Misfit seemed to think she had a little change but not enough in the end. The quote that both characters at the end say shows that she finally saw a glimpse of good in The Misfit but he still didn't think she understood fully. She also disliked her son for the way he acted but when he was dragged into the forest and gunfire was heard she

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