The characters tend to drive a story. This is certainly clear in Yann Martel's Life Of Pi, where we follow a young boy's story of survival, the rise to manhood and overcoming a traumatic event. Another story that seems to be made by its characters is "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, who plays a lead role in A Close-Minded Grandma who unwinds in her ways with a downright villain crazy in the form of The Misfit. The most obvious characters one can compare between these two stories are Grandma and Pi, and the simplest comparison one can make between these two strong characters is their fanatical devotion to religion. It is clear that the grandmother supports a strict set of Christian beliefs when she tells the person who just murdered her son and grandchildren that he is "a good man" and constantly tells the marginal that Jesus will save him. Even until her death, she constantly uttered the name of Jesus throughout the ordeal. Pi also appears to follow a strict code of rituals as he continues to practice his religions throughout his journey. The author even describes how Pi came to practice them all, giving more detail about Pi's life as a whole and almost giving the reader a reason to sympathize with his insane practice of three religions. Even on the life raft with a dangerous tiger in his presence every day, he still consistently fervently follows most of the rituals of each religion, unless he is physically incapable of performing them. Another comparison that could be made between Pi and Grandma. It’s their worldview. Grandma's worldview is very narrow, while Pi's is much more universal. Pi's point of view seems to find beauty... middle of paper... dying a slow, painful death instead of giving it a quick ending. Pi Patel and the grandmother from Life of Pi and "A Good Man Is Hard to Find", respectively, have many similarities with each other that are more than just a baseline. However, the way they handle situations and adapt to change is drastically different, and it ultimately cost one of them his life. Richard Parker began to respect Pi as an equal, or at least accept the fact that they both needed each other to live. The Misfit, however, disliked the grandmother for her set-back attitude and it ultimately cost him his life. Even minor characters such as goons and hyenas or family members shared similarities that seemed to exist in many stories. The point is that the characters seem to both drive the plot, describe the situation, and display the main themes of each story..