In the stories "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, both stories have similarities and differences in there plot, theme, and characters. Both stories have strong characteristics that influence the ending by having a huge impact on the conclusion. With Poe's story Montresor is a persuasive and manipulative person who lures Furtunato to follow him to his wine cellar, in hopes of having him taste the Amontillado. In O'Connor's story the lure is the old house that the grandmother wants to go see one last time, because she believes she will find the answers she needs there. Both stories approach an ending by giving the reader a surprising but ironic and unexpected ending. Southern genre and Traditional genre is Gothic. Southern Gothic focuses on supernatural elements and mental disease and those are some traits of what Gothic genre consists of. Even though Southern genre is modern it still holds the same suspense, horror and fear factor as does the traditional genre. It is able to grasp the attention of the reader and have them experience the affect and fear that the story holds. Both "The Cask of Amontillado" and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" relay the same message and define what Gothic theme is.
             In O'Connor's story we see a family that is getting ready to go on a vacation. This sets a happy tone in the beginning of the story because vacations are pleasurable, and vacations always have a happy vibe about them. Like for Fortunato tasting the Amontillado wine would be a pleasurable feeling as well, because he knows he is a good wine taster. O'Connor puts the reader in a house with a normal family that has no visible problems, making the setting similar to the cheerful and happy carnival season that is portrayed in Poe's story. Neither story shows any evidence of something bad happening in the beginning of the story. Then, the grandmother reads an article i...