Quote ID
“You’re the Misfit”
The Grandma
ICE3
Ice cube
"You wouldn't shoot a lady, would you?"
Burdened Female Protagonist
Main antagonist in the story, fugitive who escapes the prison and encounters the family
The Misfit
“The boys want to ast you something, Would you mind stepping back in the woods there with them? ”
The Misfit
R+R
Summer
"She began to scream and cry, 'Bailey Boy, Bailey Boy!' as if her heart would break."
Overwrought Emotional States
Family member, who is described as a “lady” central character
Grandma
“Said they worked at the mill and you know I let them fellers charge the gas they bought? Now why did I do that” (Red Sammy)
Red Sammy
Storm
TH
Thunderstorm
"I call myself The Misfit because I can't make what all I done wrong fit what all I gone through in punishment."
Heroes, Antiheroes and the Beast Within
At the beginning of the story, the grandmother wants to visit this state, which she describes as "a good place to go."
Tennessee
“ I don’t want to hold hands with him, He reminds me of a pig” June Star
June Star
D
N
A
T
S , D
Stand Up Comedy
"The road looked as if no one had traveled on it in months."
Atmosphere of Mystery and Suspense
This family member, who is the father of two young children, is killed by the Misfit while trying to protect his family
Bailey
“I’d smack his face.”
John Wesley
THE WKINGOODS
Hiking In The Woods
"Maybe He didn’t raise the dead,"
Religious Tension
The Misfit’s use of this phrase, "I’m doing all right," after committing murder is an example of O'Connor’s technique of highlighting this emotion or removal from his connection to his feelings.
Dehumanization or Emotional Detachment