On countless occasions we have seen that the key to a well-written story is the presentation of a nicely conceived character who is not necessarily the protagonist. The dialogues and actions in which this person is involved and the way he is first described by the author, are essential to the development of the story. In Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard to Find, The Misfit-a criminal escaped from a federal prison-is the perfect example of this type of character. It is quite clear that for us to have a good understanding of this narrative we must investigate deeply into this man's role. The Misfit's way of talking about life, his cold blooded actions, and the authority he shows upon the other two vandals, are traits that certainly make him a very interesting and profound character.
             Being as intelligent as he seems to be by the earliest description O'Connor gave us, The Misfit talks in a peculiar way about what caused him to become a murderer. When referring to the time he got sent to jail he says "somewheres along the line I done something wrong (...) I was buried alive" (306); there is an obvious manifestation in this last statement that he feels betrayed and rejected by the society, because he actually didn't kill his father. The things he says about his parents are in contradiction with the fact that he is a killer: "God never made a finer woman than my mother and my daddy's heart was pure gold" (305). How could it be that a man can speak in such a beautiful way about his mother and father, and at the same time be capable of killing a human being?
             A second aspect that can be talked about in order to support the idea of The Misfit being remarkable is his cold blooded actions. As O'Connor herself tell us in her essay "... a prophet gone wrong is almost always more interesting than your grandmother" (325), in reference
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