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1、FlanneryO'Connor1925-1964O'Connor,aCatholicfromGeorgia,alwaysinsistedthatherfaithinformedherfiction,despiteherstories'beingfilledwithgrotesques(奇异风格)andviolence.“AGoodManIsHardtoFind,”sheexplained,isgrotesquethewayachild'sdrawingis.Thechild"doesn'tint
2、endtodistortbuttosetdownexactlywhathesees."O'Connoradvisedreaderstobeonthelookoutnotfordeadbodiesbutfor"theactionofgrace,"whichasO'Connorexplained,"cananddoesuseasitsmediumtheimperfect,purelyhuman,andevenhypocritical（伪善的；虚伪的）."Thechoicefacingthecharac
3、tersinthisstory,asforthecharactersinmostofO'Connor'sstories,istoacceptorcutoneselfofffromgrace.AGOODMANISHARDTOFINDThegrandmotherdidn’twanttotgotoFlorida.ShewantedtovisitsomeofherconnectionsineastTennesseeandshewasseizingeverychancetochangeBailey’smin
4、d.Baileywasthesonshelivedwith,heronlyboy.Hewassittingontheedgeofhischairatthetable,bentovertheorangesportssectionoftheJournal.“Nowlookhere,Bailey,”shesaid,“seehere,readthis,”andshestoodwithonehandonherthinhipandtheotherrattlingthenewspaperathisbaldhea
5、d.“HerethisfellowthatcallshimselfTheMisfitisaloosefromtheFederalPenandheadedtowardFloridaandyoureadherewhatitsayshedidtothesepeople.Justyoureadit.Iwouldn'ttakemychildreninanydirectionwithacriminallikethatalooseinit.Icouldn'tanswertomyconscienceifIdid.
6、"Baileydidn'tlookupfromhisreadingsoshewheeledaroundthenandfacedthechildren'smother;ayoungwomaninslacks,whosefacewasasbroadandinnocentasacabbageandwastiedaroundwithagreenheadkerchiefthathadtwopointsonthetoplikerabbit'sears.Shewassittingonthesofa,feedin
7、gthebabyhisapricots（杏仁）outofajar."ThechildrenhavebeentoFloridabefore,"theoldladysaid."Youalloughttotakethemsomewhereelseforachangesotheywouldseedifferentpartsoftheworldandbebroad.TheyneverhavebeentoeastTennessee."Thechildren'smotherdidn'tseemtohearher
8、,buttheeight-year-oldboy,JohnWesley,astocky（shortandstrongandsolid）childwithglasses,said,"Ifyoudon'twanttogotoFlorida,whydontchastayathome?"Heandthelittlegirl,JuneStar,werereadingthefunnypapersonthefloor."Shewouldn'tstayathometobequeenforaday,
