The polite society Gone with the Wind in A Good Man is hard to find It is consistent with Mary Flannery O'Connor's view that the contemporary society was changing dramatically for the worse. O'Connor's evident displeasure with the society of the time has often been attributed to his Catholic religion, his studies in the social sciences, and the fact that the celebrated lifestyle of the white Southern elite was "Via with the wind". Evidence of the company's "death" is woven into the story and presented through an interesting generation gap. The grandmother is representative of the piety and Christianity that O'Connor apparently believed were most prevalent in the "glamorous" Old South: The old woman established herself comfortably, taking off her white cotton gloves and placing them and her purse on the shelf in front of the rear window. The children's mother still had her trousers on and her head wrapped in a green kerchief, while the grandmother had a navy blue straw sailor's hat with a bouquet of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a white dot in the center. press. The collar and cuffs were of white organza trimmed with lace, and on the neckline she had pinned a branch of purple fabric containing a pouch. In the event of an accident, anyone who saw her dead on the highway would immediately know that she was a lady. (2148)The parents pay little attention to the grandmother and when they do, they are often quite rude. Rebellious children are representative of the breakdown of respect and discipline and are consequently a prediction of future generations. The Misfit represents evil. At one point the Misfit compares himself to Christ, as both were punished for crimes they did not commit. Christ, however, accepted death for the sins of all people, and not only did the Misfit not do so, but he also killed other innocent people. Towards the end of the ordeal, the grandmother recognizes the shirt the Misfit has been wearing as her son's. Shirt.