There are
three major situational ironies in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Situational ironies
occur when events in a story work out differently than characters or readers might
anticipate.
In the first situational , the Grandmother discovers that all the
defenses she has surrounded herself with to set herself apart are meaningless when she finally
does meet an existential threat to her existence. For example, she makes a great deal of fuss
over dressing in the hat and frock of a "lady," thinking this will gain her respect
and protection. However, when she tries to appeal to the Misfit on the basis of herself as a
lady and he as coming from "good" people, this has no resonance with the
Misfit.
Money, which also gives her a sense of protection, is another item
she offers the Misfit. The idea that he should exchange her money for her life is laughable from
the outset: the Misfit knows he can take her money as soon as she is dead, and he treats her
proposal with the appropriate...
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