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Q 1. For this assignment, students will practice analysis skills and MLA in-text citation by supporting their response with the text. First research the story to learn its deeper meaning as responses should be analytical not summarization. (If you start retelling me the story, you've entered summary land!) Next, use The Quote Sandwich handout as a guide on how to format responses. The following questions are about "A Good Man is Hard to Find" Flannery O'Conner. Use proper in-text citation. For the purpose of the assignment makeup page numbers. Responses should be numbered short answers. Questions: 1. What are some themes in the story and why are they important? 2. What role does setting serve in the story? 3. How would the story be different if told from the grandmother's point of view? How would it be the same?" 4. The term "good" has multiple meanings. How do they give insight into the characters of story? Submissions must be in MLA format and are due Sunday before midnight. Submission Content Submission Content

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What are some themes in the story and why are they important? Some of the primary themes that I noticed when reading the text were: first, the title itself alludes to the grandmother’s obvious moral deterioration, and the misfit includes notions of retribution and forgiveness; it also brings up the idea of good while still conveying a message of violence. The following quotation clearly expresses these thoughts, “It was a head-doctor at the penitentiary said what I had done was kill my daddy … in nineteen ought nineteen of the epidemic flu and I never had a thing to do with it” (O’Connor 11).