In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" there are a variety of themes. The themes of this short story are: grandmother's grace and The Misfit, the vague definition of a "good man" and grandmother's class. All of these themes are obvious to any reader, but they don't quite seem to fit O'Connor's profound writing style. The two characters, the Grandmother and the Misfit, change from start to finish. Even though they are both different like night and day, they both have principles and respect them regardless of the circumstances. In the short story “The Good Man is Hard to Find,” the grandmother vaguely describes a “good man.” The grandmother considers the label "good" broadly, casting a shadow over the definition of a "good man" until it completely loses its meaning. She first applies it to Red Sammy after he complains furiously about people's universal lack of trust. Red Sammy says, “Two men came here last week, driving a Chrysler. It was a beat up old car, but it was in good shape and these boys looked good to me. They said they worked at the factory and you know I let them charge for the gas they bought? Now why did I do that? (1,045). The grandmother said he did this because he was “a good man”. She then associates the label “good” with the Misfit. After identifying him, the grandmother asks, “You wouldn’t shoot a lady, would you?” (1,049). As much as he hates to admit it, The Misfit says, "I'd hate to have to do it" (1,049). Because being a woman is a very important part of what the grandmother believes to be ethical, the Misfit's response confirms to her that he does not share the same moral principles as her. The grandmother desperately starts calling him a good man and that he just... middle of paper ....... The title indicates that a "good man" is hard to find because of the definition of grandmother. She makes it difficult for anyone to fit her definition, aside from Red Sammy Butts, who she can also relate to because they have the same mindset. Grace was another important theme of the short story because the grandmother and The Misfit received the grace of God at the end of the short story that they had been longing for all this time. The final theme I found in the story was class, as all the grandmother wanted was to be a “lady”. She dressed and behaved like "a lady" throughout the story because she came from a respectable family and wanted everyone to know if they found her dead that she was a lady. Works Cited O'Connor, Flannery. “A good man is hard to find.” The story and its author An introduction to short fiction. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford / Saint-Martin, 2011. 1042-053. Print.