The allusion in O'Conner's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
             A good man is hard to find. An allusion of an older woman looking for good blood in her
             son, and possible her (late) husband, only to find out, it's actually the grandmother who lacks
             O'Conner states that the grandmother wants to go to Tennesee to see some of her 'other
             connections' (paragraph 1). This is an allusion that she may possibly have other children. Her
             (only) son, Bailey treats her with disrespect by ignoring her wishes to go to Tennesee. The allu¬
             sion O'Conner could be using is the Grandmother may be trying to find 'good blood' in her son,
             and that could be why she still lives with him. This is the same blood that she probably couldn't
             find in her husband.. The grandmother believes she has the power to control the behavior of the
             characters, via her own moral beliefs, --in itself-- is an allusion.
             O'Conner uses imagery descriptions of the characters several places in the story, that
             may reflect the view though the Grandmother's rose colored glasses. Bailey is described as a
             bald, quiet man whose character may be an allusion to his father's own behavior. The only time
             he speaks to his mother throughout this story is when he is yelling at her after the accident
             (paragraph 85). The children's mother, with her hair always tied in a green scarf (an allusion of
             curlers in her hair), and wearing slacks, is an allusion by the grandmother as 'not lady like'. The
             children are described as rude, sassy, and spoiled (an allusion to all grandmothers), that grand¬
             As the story unfolds, they make a the trip to Florida. Along the way, they stop in a small
             town in Georgia to get something to eat. The characters at the dinner are an allusion to how life
             might have been with the grandmother. Red Sammy Butts is constantly bossing his wife around
             (paragraph 34, 42), which may be the reaso
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