#agoodmanishardtofind

[tanzmitmirsblog]

The Cask of Amontillado, “The Lottery”, “A Rose for Emily”, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “The Minister's Black Veil”

   “The more one analyses people, the more all reasons for analysis disappear. Sooner or later, one comes to that dreadful universal thing called human nature," says Oscar Wilde, then “Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.” Mark Twain adds with these words. Discovering the dark side of human nature, as famous thinkers have said, is not that difficult. If he is stubborn for his sake, mankind will not be ashamed to show his dark side. We can clearly comprehend this dark side of humanity that is meant to be told in short stories like “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Lottery”, “A Rose for Emily”, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “The Minister's Black Veil”.  

    In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, Edgar Allan Poe talks about Montresor's vengeful feeling for the Fortunato. In this story, he deals with vindictiveness. Here he describes the vindictiveness and ego of human nature that arises from opposite emotions such as love and hate. Again, like vindictiveness, hate drags people to the edge of the abyss. It is an emotion, the more one hates a person, the more his heart is resentful. Love sometimes symbolizes the dark side of human nature because sometimes obsessive love forces a person to do all kinds of evil and in this case disastrous things can happen. Despite the fact that her name means "the lucky one" in Italian, Fortunato meets an unlucky end as the victim of Montresor's vengeance. In the short story "The Lottery", we see the danger of blindly adhering to tradition, that is, bigotry. This is another dark side of humanity. If a person only sees in front of him and does not look around, but plugs his ears, this is about his blind attachment to something and often does not end well. Villagers punish someone at random, and the victim is condemned for no other offense than drawing the wrong piece of paper from a box. Another side that makes human nature look bad this time is tradition is against change and we realize this in the story “A Rose for Emily”. Emily herself is a tradition, remaining consistent throughout time despite the various changes in her town. In many respects, it was a mixed blessing. It reflects traditions that people wish to maintain and revere as a living monument to the past; nevertheless, it is also a burden and is entirely cut off from the outside world, nursing idiosyncrasies that others may not comprehend. We have always argued that unpleasant feelings are the dark side, but can goodness be toxic at times? The story of A Good Man is Hard to Find can be a good example of this. God has the capacity to admit even terrible people to paradise, which he does by bestowing grace on them. Grandma might be a candidate for grace. He lies to his grandkids, manipulates his son, and continuously harps on the past's present and his superiority's inadequacies. She doesn't recognize herself and appears to be ignorant of her surroundings. The grandmother, confident in her own moral superiority, feels she is the appropriate person to assess the well-being of others, as well as the correct person to educate others on how to conduct their life. He does, however, have an intrinsic moral weakness. And to talk about our latest story, we examine the seemingly harmless but rather harmful aspects of humanity. These are prejudice and hypocrisy. We see them in the foreground in the story "The Minister's Black Veil". The irony is that the villagers' trial of Mr. Hooper eventually proven hypocritical. After chatting and speculating about the choice to wear the veil, the villagers, thinking that "his conscience tormented him for a crime too horrible to be entirely covered," learn that the veil also symbolizes a crime for which they are also responsible. The veil, as Mr. Hooper stated on his deathbed, signifies concealment, one's "most heart" inclination to protect. In his farewell address, he furiously criticizes his treatment, saying, "Why do you shudder at me?... tremble at each other too."

 -Tanzmitmirsblog

[bibliobethblog]

When you’re trying to take a pic of your #currentlyreading pile from your sickbed and you end up having to take two pics - is THAT too many books? 😂 Here’s what I’m reading this week! I’m still making my way through The Woman In White (although I never want it to end!), Voyager in my journey through the Outlander series, Fairy Tale with the #keeperofking bookclub, The Return Of The Native and Life After Life the latter two of which are my current re-reads. I’m at chapter 4 in my audiobook - Murder - The Biography and still enjoying Light Rains Must Fall, a buddy read until Feb 2023 with Mr B. New reads include: Klara And The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, starting this tonight with #bitcrackbookclub The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - buddy reading with lots of lovely bookstagrammers and I’m adoring it so far. Nearly 200 pages in. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari- This is my current nonfiction read. I got to hear him speak in Foyles many years ago and still haven’t read his book! 🙈 A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O’Connor - this is a book of short stories and I’m starting it tonight as part of my reading challenge from @keeperofpages for book with an ugly front cover 🫣 No offence meant!! The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - reading this with bestie @emmasbookishcorner and we’re having our first chat tonight! About a third of the way through. North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell - another buddy reads with lots of bookstagrammers and my first ever Gaskell! Two thirds of the way through. What are you currently reading? Have you read any of these? Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #sapiensabriefhistoryofhumankind #yuvalnoahharari #fairytale #stephenking #klaraandthesun #kazuoishiguro #thecountofmontecristo #alexandredumas #thewomaninwhite #wilkiecollins #agoodmanishardtofind #flanneryoconnor #northandsouth #elizabethgaskell #thefirstwoman #jennifernansubugamakumbi #thereturnofthenative #thomashardy #lifeafterlife #kateatkinson #voyager #dianagabaldon #murderthebiography #katemorgan https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCNODSLidM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[blackumbrellajewelry]

"Love and happiness" for one last Valentines week post. This lovely Georgian brooch was released from my personal collection and was snapped up off the website in a flash. ⚡️ SOLD . . . . . . . #loveandhappiness #georgianjewelry #georgianjewellery #antiquejewelry #18thcentury #rarejewelry #agoodmanishardtofind #georgianpendant #neoclassisism #jewelrycollector #bringbackthebrooch #antiqueobsessed #mementomori #antiquejewelryaddiction #jewelrywithmeaning #antiquejewellery #georgianminiature #portraitminiature #lovejewelry #sentimentaljewelry #antiquepainting #jewelrylover #bijouxanciens #antiqueobsession #antiqueobsessed #sepiaminiature #lovegold #blackumbrellajewelry #blackumbrellaantiques https://www.instagram.com/p/CaFOT7nOF3_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[amlitlover]

Flannery O’Connor’s birthday

Pioneered the Southern Gothic literature style, gravitating towards "souls on the fringes of moral society." Born today 1925. Most often read: "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (1953). https://americanliterature.com/author/flannery-oconnor

[slickcatbooks]

Happy birthday to #flanneryoconnor from #slickcatbooks! #southernlit #agoodmanishardtofind #milledgeville #ga #georgia #authorsofinstagram #authors #writersofinstagram #south #shortstories #literature https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvc8IuUHCeJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ddv4yv4qwc5c

[beingme-beingbinh-blog]

I Match What I Read: Chino in light-brown chinos & yeller T-shirt & Flannery O’Connor’s COMPLETE STORIES, which took me abt one month to read. • • • #fiction #americanfiction #shortstory #literature #flanneryoconnor #agoodmanishardtofind #ahardmanisgoodtofind (at City Heights, San Diego)

[yifanwuart]

Not very happy with the previous color palette, so I changed it to a more ominous one. Obviously she’s looking at somewhere else. “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” She reaches out and touched him on the shoulder. The Misfit sprang back as if a snake had bitten him and shot her three times through the chest. From Flannery O’Connor’s novel A Good Man Is Hard to Find. #flanneryoconnor #agoodmanishardtofind . . . . . . . .#gothic #lightandshadow #misfit #oldlady #murder #killer #pray #mfa_ilp #micamade #illustration #illustrationartist #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #digitalart #artoftheday #americanillustration

[justmissash]

I love her writing! Morbid, somewhat disturbing and twisted and so entertaining! 1 of my 3 fave authors ever! I highly recommend reading "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "The Life You Save May Be Your Own". #books #flanneryoconnor #agoodmanishardtofind #thelifeyousavemaybeyourown #bookworm #fiction #notsponsored #bookreview #favebook #read #readthis #booklover

[theeyelinermanifesto]

“It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes.” ―Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood . . • Flannery will always hold a special place in my heart. Going to college at her alma mater, in her hometown of Milledgeville, GA, was a great experience. She is celebrated and her farm is now a museum. I hear rumors that #AGoodManisHardtoFind is being made into a movie...it's one of my favorite short stories. 🖤🖤🖤 . . • Day 4// Adapted! They're making this into a movie/show! I'm apprehensively excited about The Dark Tower. We shall see. 😐 #grimdragon @the_infinite_book_dragon @grimdark_dad . . • Spines// #circleofbookishfriends @direads @sadie_reads_them_all . . • #frenchiefantasyapril @frenchiefiction @queen.of.fantasy . . • #coverswooning // #swoonyfictionapril @swoonyboys @jaimearkin . . #flanneryoconnor #andalusiafarm #wiseblood #southerngothic #grotesque #shortstories @andalusiafarm #TheDarkTower #constantreader #stephenking #stephenkingfan #sk_fans #fantasyfiction #southernliterature #classicliterature #peafowl #wheninromedoasyoudoneinmilledgeville #milledgeville #flannery #bookandcandle #bookspiral #bookish #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #readordie #bookdragon #becauseofreading #igreads #bibliophile #bookstagram #booklove #reading

[f0restpunk]

#NowPlaying starting the morning with the glorious Velvettes, on @motownrecords subsidiary V.I.P. Records, from the One Kiss Can Lead To Another compilation of Girl Group sounds released on @rhino_records. Released as the A-Side to "Should I Tell Them". Written by #NormanWhitfield and #WilliamStevenson #TheVelvelettes #OneKissCanLeadToAnother #NeedleInTheHaystack #GirlGroups #GirlGroup #Detroit #motorcity #Motown #MotownRecords #VIPrecords #HitsvilleUSA #soul #randb #vintagerandb #vintagesoul #retrosoul #retro #glamour #vintageglamour #glamorous #agoodman #agoodmanishardtofind #September3 #1964music #September31964 #saturdaymorning #feminism

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and happy Saturday! Hope you’re having a great weekend so far. Today for #stacksaturday I’m joining in with the #goodbetterbestchallenge which I was tagged in by the gorgeous @always_need_more_books Rules For Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Flannery O’Connor When Will There Be Good News- Kate Atkinson Perfect Match - Jodi Picoult A More Perfect Union - Tammye Huf Excellent Women - Barbara Pym Good Behaviour - Molly Keane The Good People - Hannah Kent The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah Great Circle - Maggie Shipstead Shamefully out of this stack I’ve only read (and loved) The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, the rest are still on my TBR. As always, I’m hoping to get to a few of them soon 🤣 I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great weekend everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #bookstagramchallenge #tbrpile #favouritebooks #greatcircle #maggieshipstead #thegreatalone #kristinhannah #thegoodpeople #hannahkent #goodbehaviour #mollykeane #excellentwomen #barbarapym #amoreperfectunion #tammyehuf #perfectmatch #jodipicoult #whenwilltherebegoodnews #kateatkinson #agoodmanishardtofind #flanneryoconnor #rulesforperfectmurders #peterswanson https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0RxZDgvmU/?utm_medium=tumblr

[the-infinite-corridor]

"She would of been a good woman, if it had been someone there to shoot her every minute of her life." #writing #freelance #freelancer #writer #freelancewriter #freelancewriting #fiction #wordslinger #GameTheoryMedia #religion #noir #horror #FineArt #art #BTS #FlanneryOConnor #SouthernGothic #GothicFiction #shortstories #novels #western #language #philosophy #communication #ChristianFiction #AGoodManIsHardToFind  https://www.instagram.com/p/CDY5MVTJ1LG/?igshid=82auzb1by7yz

[schantejones]

May 20, 1995 at 185lbs... NOW, May 20, 2020 at 235lbs! I can't wait to get my behind back into shape! #SingleLife #iouttagetthattattooedacrossmystomach #AGoodManIsHardToFind #ImInTheKitchenSnacking #SchanteJones #MrSelfie #Mr3000 #YesILookMyAge (at Indianapolis, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAb4un9H5jE/?igshid=ifk0fxyppx79

[gasstationb]

A one-legged atheist and a fake bible salesman walk into a barn—stop me if you’ve heard this one. 📖 On August 3, 1964, Flannery O’Connor, one of the greatest short story writers of American literature, died at age 39 due to complications from lupus and a recent surgery. She had been diagnosed with lupus twelve years prior, and in addition to living seven years longer than doctors predicted, wrote more than two dozen short stories, two novels, and made over sixty appearances to give lectures or read her work. 📖📖📖📖📖 “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.” ― Flannery O'Connor 📕📗📘📙📕📗📘📙 #gasstationburrito #books #bookstagram #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #bookishfeatures #authorquotes #quotes #bookfeaturepage #bookishfeatures #librarian_of_gram #bookaholic #Instabooks #instabook #instareads #igreads #igbooks #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #flanneryoconnor #agoodmanishardtofind #goodcountrypeople #wiseblood #theviolentbearitaway #everythingthatrisesmustconverge #shortstory #lupus #georgia #americanauthors #diedonthisday #onthisday #august3 #1964 #andalusia #milledgeville (at Milledgeville, Georgia)

[theeyelinermanifesto]

“The trees were full of silver-white sunlight and the meanest of them sparkled.” ― Flannery O'Connor 🖤🖤🖤 . . • Busy, busy weekend! Hope everyone is having some fun! . . @andalusiafarm . . #flanneryoconnor #andalusiafarm #bookpic #bookstack #readingchallenge #southerngothic #classicliterature #wheninromedoasyoudoneinmilledgeville #milledgeville #peafowl #bookspines #bookspiral #constantreader #sk_fans #booknerds #bookchallenge #bookish #booknerd #bookworm #booklover #readordie #bookdragon #becauseofreading #igreads #bibliophile #bookstagram #booklove #reading #weekendreading #agoodmanishardtofind

[chairwall-blog]

A bad Woman is Hard to Find - Especially if she stays at home

THE GRANDMOTHER didn't want to go to Florida. She wanted to go visit people in east Tennessee and was trying to convince her son, Bailey to go there instead. “Do you even read the newspaper, Bailey? There is a murdering convict, the Misfit they call him, on the loose in Florida. Now why would you ever want to go anywhere near that God-forsaken place?” she said. “Grandma, you are being paranoid,” said Bailey, “we are going to Florida whether you like it or not.”

“Everyone has been to Florida before” argued the grandma, “East Tennessee is beautiful this time of year and we owe it to the children to show them new parts of the world.” John Wesley, one of the children, intervened and said “Well why don’t you just stay home then? You won’t be any fun on the trip anyways.”

“Maybe I won’t” scoffed the Grandmother as she stormed out of the room.

“What a drama queen.” Said June Star, one of the little girls of the family.

The next day, everyone was packed in the car early in the morning… except for the grandmother. John Wesley, realizing that he had hurt his grandma’s feelings from the night before, runs inside to go find out where she is. He bursts into the grandma’s room to find her sleeping in her bed, with her cat, Pitty Sing, at the base of the bed with no suitcase in sight.

“Grandma, wake up! We were supposed to leave thirty minutes ago” exclaims John.

“I don’t feel like going anymore”

“I am sorry for what I said yesterday, I really didn’t mean it”

“I know you didn’t sweetie, but I decided that it is best if I don’t go. I can’t leave Pitty Sing behind and you know that Bailey hates when I bring the cat to the motel.”

John Wesley sighs and tells Grandma to get some rest, and apologizes again if he was the reason why she decided not to go.

The family gets on the road without grandma and has a great time. The family stops at a restaurant called the Tower on the way down to Florida, and has a wonderful meal while talking to the owner Sammy Butts. Sammy Butts goes on complaining on how he let some men buy gasoline from his store on credit, but the family blows it off and thanks Sammy for the meal and gets back on the road. The family’s GPS takes them an odd route on some back-country dirt roads, but other than passing an old beat-up Chrysler the drive was quite uneventful.

Once the family got to Florida, they checked into the motel and got on their bathing suits – ready to go play on the beach. The family had a lovely, relaxing vacation for the next week, and read in the newspaper that the Misfit had even been detained since their stay!

“Grandma always did worry too much” said Bailey as he reclined his chair in the sand on the beach drinking an ice cold Pabst Blue Ribbon.