Hard to find a Good Man

The theme of this short story is that you should live every moment to its fullest, because you never know when your life will end. This story is about a dysfunctional family and their life-ending trip on their way to Florida. What was the cat’s name? What did east Tennessee represent to the grandmother? Have you ever experienced a tragedy like the one in this story that changed your life?

This story honestly was weird and creepy. I never would have expected the ending nor the reactions of the characters at the end. The dialogue leading up to the suspenseful end was filled with imagery and good word choice. Syntactically they fit well. My feeling is that the story was well organized and didn’t have many flaws. However, I wasn’t a big fan of any of the characters. The children were brats. The mother was odd. The dad was a jerk, and the grandmother was a freak. Only the cat remains, so I guess I liked the cat. The hardest part for me to understand was the mother’s attitude at the end. She actually wanted to be killed. It was either that or she was so oblivious to what was happening that in panic she just wanted to be with her husband.

Aside from the oddities of the story, I felt it was a good read. Syntax, word choice, and imagery were all represented and represented well. The characters actions were very true to their style, and they all exemplified differences that worked for the story. Overall I liked the story and think others should read it too.