“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’ Connor

GCSE: English Literature

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Thesis statement:
You’re thesis statement will contain three adjectives about the character. For example, “The Grandmother in Flannery O’ Connor ‘A Good Man is Hard to Find ‘ is selfish, talkative and manipulative.”

Prewriting:
Choose a character to focus on. (Be sure that you choose a character who is well developed so that you will have something to say about him or her.) Reread the story carefully, paying aloes attention to that character. As you read, jot down adjectives that describe the character. Choose the three adjectives that you think are the most important. Place them in climatic order, i.e., the most important one last. This will give you a rough outline. Now read the story again. Each time you find an example of one of the three adjectives you have chosen, summarize it on an index card and label which attribute it is. Be sure to keep track of the page numbers. You will use these examples to support each of your three adjectives.
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