Lessons are learned through mistakes and experiences, but to fully understand the lesson, a person must be intelligent enough to profit from his own mistakes and be quite strong enough to correct them. However, this was not the case with the main character of the tale; A Good Man is Hard to Find written by Flannery O'Connor. In this story of manipulation and deception, O'Connor describes the protagonist, the grandmother, as a cunning and self-centered woman, who considers herself morally superior to other individuals. Throughout the entire story, she is seen using her manipulative tactics on everyone, which led to a sinister ending. O'Connor skillfully portrayed the grandmother as a character who did not correct her negative characteristics throughout the story. To prove this statement, time will be used to focus on the main idea of ​​the grandmother not changing her deleterious ways throughout the story. From the beginning of the story, readers have come to know Grandma as a mischievous old woman. lady because of her abhorrent and deceitful attitudes towards others. From the beginning, we can see the grandmother using her manipulative tactics on her family. “Grandma didn't want to go to Florida. He wanted to visit some of his contacts in East Tennessee and was taking every opportunity to change Bailey's mind. (O'Connor 1) This opening quote shows an early indication that Grandma is determined to get everything she wants and will not let anything stand in her way, even if it means manipulating her own family. This sentence already suggests that the grandmother might have devious motives hidden in her mind. “Well, this man who calls himself The Misfit is a free agent of the Federal Pen, a... medium of paper... a person. When these two counterexamples are analyzed further, many flaws begin to emerge and can easily be viewed differently. In the case of “Bailey Boy”, it can be observed as another cunning tactic used to gain more sympathy towards the grandmother. Even at the end, when it seemed like he was showing compassion towards the Misfit, it can be perceived as his last ditch attempt to save his life. This was highly plausible since at the beginning of the paragraph the grandmother noted that the Misfit had a sensitive point towards religion, which she could use against him to free himself. However, his attempt to “comfort” the criminal failed and led to her death. All these theories can be discussed depending on your view of the story, which would really decide whether the grandmother was sincere or having fun with the devil..