A Good Man's Hard to Find

How do you think the setting helps the story? Use evidence from the text to back up this discussion?

[I found that the setting of  "A Good Man is Hard to Find" was very influential to the story and that it worked well with the plot. Readers can easily determine the setting of the story just by reading it.] "A Good Man is Hard to Find" takes place in the southern United States around the early 1950s. The old fashion southern culture is heavily present throughout the story and among the characters. Many of these values that the grandmother holds accurately represent some common values at this time. She held herself to a higher standard than others and believed that being a "lady" was the most important value for a woman. During this time period, racial inequality and discrimination of African Americans was a huge issue. Readers can see the presence of racial discrimination throughout the story. This realism that the author used made the book feel very authentic for its setting. "The Misfit" fit in with the setting because he portrayed the character of the typical southern criminal. I feel like the story would have been completely different if it had taken place anywhere else. The southern culture was really what set the mood and tone of the story and was what determined the personalities of the characters in the story.