A Good Man Is Hard To Find
What was the grandmother's excuse that she used to convince the mother?
The children had been to Florida before and should go to Tennessee to explore something new
Why does Hulga like her new name "she had arrived at it first purely on the basis of its ugly sound and then the full genius of its fitness had struck her?"
She likes it because it is ugly; her mom does not like it and she hates the idea that joy has a happy connotation to it.
What is the Woman talking about when says "I had not noticed before that she has such a protruding melon of a stomach"?
She is talking about the aunt's stomach.
Who says this and to whom "....when it goes through his digestion... It goes through his joints and has been turning to stone."
Leota to Mrs. Fletcher
What college and year did Eudore Welty graduate from
University of Wisconsin 1929
Why was the grandmother dressed up?
If they had an accident people seeing her on the side of the road would know she was a lady
Who does this describe, "He was a tall gaunt hatless youth who had called yesterday to sell them a bible".
It describes the bible salesman.
What was the reason for the Mother to tell her Daughter about her Aunt's background?
She started her menstration cycle so the village will look at her like an adult.
What does the quote "No, I despise freaks" mean?
It shows Mrs. Pike's feelings towards freaks, her social status, and it suggests that she thinks she is better than everyone else
What was the name, year, and age that Welty's father had for 10 10years before dying?
Lupus
1951
25
What does the grandmother say that causes the Misfit to kill her?
she calls him one of her own children
Who says, "I want to devote my life to Christian service," to whom?
The Bible Salesman, Manley Pointer to Hulga
Having daughters during a time of famine brought shame to the family since they were thought of as the useless gender.
What does Mrs. Flecther think about Billy boy hanging around the beauty parlor in "well! Im almost tempted not to have this one".
She thinks he is nuisance which causes her to struggle with the decision of having a child born.
What president presented Kingston with the National Medal of Arts on July 28, 2014?
President Obama
How does the Misfit justify his actions in "'Does it seem right to you, lady, that one is punished a heap and another ain't punished at all?"'
He was punished unjustly, so now he is trying to make things even
What are Hulga's thoughts of other people taking and looking at her leg, in "The obscenity of the suggestion was not what shocked her. As a child, she had sometimes been subject to feelings of shame but education had removed the last traces of that as a good surgeon scrapes for cancer; she would no more have felt it over what he was asking than she would have believed in his Bible."?
She sheds a tear because it brings back bad memories. To heal the leg is precious, and so she takes care of the leg as if it were a child. This shows that she does not fully trust Pointer yet.
Why did the village go after the Aunt?
They thought she had committed adultery.
What does the quote "All I know is, whoever it is'll be sorry someday. Why, I just barely knew it myself!" reveal about Mrs. Flecther's thinking and the way she values her appearance?
Mrs. Flecther likes to talk about rumors and is often self-conscious about her appearance.
What was Welty's writing capture?
Pain and humor of everyday southern families.
Why did the Misfit hesitate before shooting the grandmother?
She unexpectedly reaches out to him and connects with the Misfit on a human level, calling him "one of her children." This unexpected display of love, grace, and compassion causes the Misfit's worldview to be questioned by his actions.
What do Flannery O'Connor's story themes have in common?
violence, religious, redemption, grace, pride, and appearances are deceiving
What were the effects in "her betrayal so madened them, they saw to it that she would suffer forever, even after death".
The aunt would experience punishment from the villagers and be forgotten by her family.
Why is Mrs. Flecther upset at Mrs. Pike in "If a certain party hadn't found it out and spread it around, it wouldn't be too late even now"?
Mrs. Fletcher is upset because Leota and Mrs. Pike are gossiping about her pregnancy which reveals that she is upset about talking behind her back.
What college did Kingston receive several scholarships from?
University of California at Berkeley.