O'Connor and Chaotic Life: A Critique

This lie leads to the meeting with the Misfit. The Misfit embodies all that is to be feared in the world. He is lawless and immoral. He is dangerous and sneaky. But his view on the acts that he has done, illustrate the imperfection of every person and even the family, itself. He makes an interesting statement when he reveals that if you murder someone or steal from them, you will be punished. In this way, the grandmother is forced to face her own demons, as she has believed that she is the most sensible and moral person in the family, but it is this side-tracked and mis-led trip that leads her to the realization that she is neither sensible or moral. She had remembered just before the accident that the plantation was not even in Georgia at all and the adventure that she wanted to take personally was only agreed too, because she lied to the children about its uniqueness. Had she been sensible and moral, she would have not burdened the family with her lie. This mistake leads them all to death, one she cannot prevent for herself and does not seem to do for the rest of them.

person cares more for him or herself than their fellowman.

The characters of the mother, baby, and the Misfit’s friends are very peripheral and offer little or nothing to analyze. The couple at the barbecue place do illustrate turmoil in their lives that is easily connected to the family in the story. Red Sammy is an interesting character, who laments about the dangers of the world, as does his wife and their obvious disconnection with each other in their conversations, point to the parallel nature of an individual in a family. The grandmother seems to not be moved by the way that the w

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