In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor, the eternal conflict between good and evil is once again more questioned in the scenario. . While the grandmother believes in goodness and Jesus Christ, the maladaptive criminal sees the world as a place for evil, and any apparent goodness is actually obsolete, or simply evil in disguise. In this short story, the main theme is obvious. It's selfishness. The whole story is based on this theme. During this vacation, the entire conflict could have been avoided if the grandmother had not decided that her ideas and desires were more important than those of others, which resulted in her death and that of everyone in her family. family who were in the car with her. leaving her precious little cat as the only survivor. When the family decided to go to Florida, one of the children asked Grandma not to come. The grandmother ignores the child's request because she thinks she will miss a big event, even though she had no interest in vacationing in Florida, which once again shows her selfishness. The grandmother also brings her cat, despite the protests of the rest of the family. After a while on the road, the family entered Tennessee. Instead of continuing their journey to Florida, the grandmother tells of an old plantation of which she has great memories. Bailey doesn't want to stop, but then Grandma tells the kids about a secret panel, knowing it will pique their interest and win over the parents. As the family takes a detour to stop at the plantation, the grandmother remembers that the plantation she remembered was in Tennessee, not here in Georgia. This is yet another great example of selfish thinking on the part of the grandmother. At this point the plot takes a turn middle of paper......y, they are told to go into the woods with Hiram and Bobby. . Of course, the grandmother tells them to leave. The Misfit continues his previous conversation by telling him that Jesus ruined everything when he claimed to be resurrected from the dead, which the Misfit doesn't believe, and that now being mean and evil is the only thing on earth that it is worth participating. Grandma begs him about his own life, referring to him as one of her children. Not liking this, the Misfit shot the grandmother three times in the chest, killing her. The only remaining member of the family is the cat. What causes the grandmother to be so self-centered that everyone ends up getting killed is what Flannery O'Connor is trying to warn us about. Even though it is unlikely to end in such an extreme case, selfishness can still lead to damaging your relationships with others and those you love..