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Assignment - A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O Connor Story Questions
WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE STORY? Does the tone change with the story's events or remain fixed? How does the tone contribute to the effect of the story?
WHAT IS THE PLOT OF THE STORY? Does the sequence of events that make up the plot emerge logically from the nature of the characters and circumstances? Or does the plot rely on coincidence and arbitrary events?
WHO ARE THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN THE STORY? What functions do the minor characters serve? Do any characters change during the course of the story? How and why?
WHAT IS THE SETTING OF THE STORY? Does it play an important role, or is it simply the place and time where things happen? How would some other setting affect the story?
FROM WHAT POINT OF VIEW IS THE NARRATOR TELLING THE STORY? Do you trust him or her?
WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE STORY?
DO YOU FIND AMBIGUITIES IN THE STORY? Does that ambiguity result in confusion, or does it add to the story's complexity?
DOES THE STORY SEEM TO SUPPORT OR CONFLICT WITH YOUR OWN POLITICAL AND MORAL POSITIONS?
WHEN WAS THE STORY WRITTEN? Draw on your knowledge of history and contemporary events as you read the story. Does the story clarify, enhance, or contradict your understanding of history?"
"CAN YOU CONNECT THE STORY TO ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE READ OR SEEN?"
After reading Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," answer each of these "Questions for Exploring Fiction"
Fifty word minimum for each question.