A Good Man is Hard To Find

In the short story, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", by Flannery O'Connor, i felt the religious "pretenders" were the family. The "Misfit " and his followers had no remorse, they were very sure of themselves and what their belief was, pure evil. What is the price of acheiving a moment of religious grace for anyone? In this case, this family, facing the devil in the eyes, lost their lives to acheive their moment of grace. This story is a reminder to me we should all thank god everyday for everything in our lives, not wait until a moment such as this to be thankful. This story had me laughing and crying. How devistating it would be to be face to face with the devil like that! I believe the role of violence in this story is to be a reminder we can all be faced with evil, but not wait until then to say "thank you", and be gracious to god.