好人难寻英文简介

FlanneryOConnor代表作1：好人难寻1）简介Thestorybeginswithafamilydiscussingwheretheywanttovisitfortheirvacation.ThefamilywantstogotoFloridaexceptforgrandmother.ShesuggeststheygotoeastTennesseeinstead.IntryingtocoaxherfamilytowithdrawtheirdecisiontogotoFloridashesaysTheMisfit,whoescapedfromtheFederalPenitentiary,isontheloosesomewhereonthewaytoFlorida,foreshadowingeventstocome.Despiteherconnivingargument,thefamilyrefusestolistentoheranddecidestogotoFlorida.OntheirwaytheystopatRedSammy'sduringlunchandhaveaconversationwhichcentersonnostalgiaoftheOldSouth.Afterleavingfortheirjourneygrandmothertellsthefamilyaboutahouseandplantationshevisitedwhenshewasyoungandcoaxesthefamilyintovisitingthere.Unfortunately,onthewaytheyhaveacaraccidentinvolvingasmuggledcatthegrandmotherbringswithouttheconsentofherson,Bailey.ThegrandmotherknocksopenthevaliseinwhichshehadhiddenthecatandthecatlandsontopofBailey'shead.Bailey'ssudden,frightenedreactionresultsinanaccidentinwhichthecarflipsover.Oncethecarcomestoarest,thefamilygetsout.ThegrandmothercomplainsofinternalinjuriestotryandkeepBaileyfromlashingoutather.Atthispointacarappearsinthedistanceandstopsuponseeingthewreckage.Threemen,Hiram,TheMisfit,andBobbyLee,exitthecar,allcarryingguns.ThegrandmotherrecognizesoneofthemasTheMisfitandannouncesherrealization,ineffectdoomingherandherentirefamilyastheMisfitnowmustkillthemalltocoverhistracks.ThegrandmotherpleadsforherlifebeforeTheMisfit,claimingheisclearlynotofcommonbirthandassertingseveraltimesheisagoodman.ShetriestoappealtoanybeliefinChristTheMisfitmighthold.WhileshetriestoreasonwithTheMisfit,herfamily(firstthetwomales,thenthetwofemalesandthebaby)istakenintothewoodsbyBobbyLeeandHiram,wheretheyareshot.WhengrandmothertriestotouchTheMisfitaftersayingheisalsooneofmybabies,TheMisfitrecoilsandshootsherthreetimes.Atthecloseofthestory,heclaimsthatShewouldofbeenagoodwoman...ifithadbeensomebodytheretoshoothereveryminuteofherlife.”