Literary Reading Group: “A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor

We will discuss our reactions and interpretations of Flannery O'Connor's most anthologised short story, readable online in the first 32 pages of the document here (this document's spacing and font make the story much longer, it is about 11 pages in my edition).

This is a story from 1955 which builds on the theme of the southern gothic genre which we explored last time with Faulkner's story (though O'Connor self described her genre as "Christian Realism"). The story is interested in theological and moral questions, and will hopefully provide many interesting questions for us to ponder as we explore its ideas.

I look forward to speaking about it with you!