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1、FlanneryO'Connor1925-1964O'Connor,aCatholicfromGeorgia,alwaysinsistedthatherfaithinformedherfiction,despiteherstories'beingfilledwithgrotesques(奇异风格)andviolence.“AGoodManIsHardtoFind,”sheexplained,isgrotesquethewayachild'sdrawingis.Thechild"doesn'tintendtodistortbuttosetdownexactlywhathes
2、ees."O'Connoradvisedreaderstobeonthelookoutnotfordeadbodiesbutfor"theactionofgrace,"whichasO'Connorexplained,"cananddoesuseasitsmediumtheimperfect,purelyhuman,andevenhypocritical（伪善的；虚伪的）."Thechoicefacingthecharactersinthisstory,asforthecharactersinmostofO'Connor'sstories,istoacceptorcuto
3、neselfofffromgrace.AGOODMANISHARDTOFINDThegrandmotherdidn’twanttotgotoFlorida.ShewantedtovisitsomeofherconnectionsineastTennesseeandshewasseizingeverychancetochangeBailey’smind.Baileywasthesonshelivedwith,heronlyboy.Hewassittingontheedgeofhischairatthetable,bentovertheorangesportssectiono
4、ftheJournal.“Nowlookhere,Bailey,”shesaid,“seehere,readthis,”andshestoodwithonehandonherthinhipandtheotherrattlingthenewspaperathisbaldhead.“HerethisfellowthatcallshimselfTheMisfitisaloosefromtheFederalPenandheadedtowardFloridaandyoureadherewhatitsayshedidtothesepeople.Justyoureadit.Iwould
5、n'ttakemychildreninanydirectionwithacriminallikethatalooseinit.Icouldn'tanswertomyconscienceifIdid."Baileydidn'tlookupfromhisreadingsoshewheeledaroundthenandfacedthechildren'smother;ayoungwomaninslacks,whosefacewasasbroadandinnocentasacabbageandwastiedaroundwithagreenheadkerchiefthathadtw
6、opointsonthetoplikerabbit'sears.Shewassittingonthesofa,feedingthebabyhisapricots（杏仁）outofajar."ThechildrenhavebeentoFloridabefore,"theoldladysaid."Youalloughttotakethemsomewhereelseforachangesotheywouldseedifferentpartsoftheworldandbebroad.TheyneverhavebeentoeastTennessee."Thechildren'smo
7、therdidn'tseemtohearher,buttheeight-year-oldboy,JohnWesley,astocky（shortandstrongandsolid）childwithglasses,said,"Ifyoudon'twanttogotoFlorida,whydontchastayathome?"Heandthelittlegirl,JuneStar,werereadingthefunnypapersonthefloor."Shewouldn'tstayathometobequeenforaday,
