According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, there are eighty-one entries for the small and seemingly simple word, "good." The first definition given defines “good” as an adjective meaning “of favorable character or tendency” (“Good”). In this case a “good person” must be someone who displays those “favorable character” qualities. In today's world, the subject of much debate has been the concept of what qualifies a person as a "good person." In Flannery O'Connor's short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the unnamed grandmother struggles to discover an individual with the traits of a “good person” both in others and, ultimately, in herself. This is evident when the grandmother suddenly repents and her "good" qualities are shown when the Misfit has a gun pointed at his head. “Good” qualities are found in a person if he is faced with conflict. Flannery O'Connor uses dark humor, grotesque characters and situations, and religious themes to lead readers to an epiphany about their faith and their belief in God. Flannery O'Connor uses dark humor and grotesque situations to hold the reader's attention . O'Connor was born into a Catholic family in predominantly Protestant Georgia. Shortly after completing his college studies he learned that he suffered from lupus, an autoimmune disease that had killed his father ten years earlier (Meyer). He uses dark humor and grotesque characters and situations because he felt that people were actually more real and became "good" people when faced with contrasting situations. His characters experience horrific moments that ultimately lead to an epiphany. Belief in miracles and the “good” in people is what everyone wants to discover in others, but for many… half of the document… Rary Journal 36.1 (2003): 46+. Literary Resource Center. Network. March 16, 2012."Good." 1a. Merriam Webster. Online ed. 2012.N.pag. Network. April 1, 2012.Hendricks, TW "The Spoiled Prophet" by Flannery O'Connors. Modern Age 51.3-4 (2009): 202+. Literary Resource Center. Network. March 16, 2012. Meyer, Michael. Introduction. Bedford's compact introduction to literature. Ed. Michael Mayer. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2012. 362-67. Print.O'Connor, Flannery. "A good man is hard to find." Bedford's compact introduction to literature. Ed. Michael Mayer. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2012. 367-77. Print.Owens, Mitchell. "The Function of the Signature in 'A Good Is Hard to Find.'" Short Fiction Studies 33.1 (Winter 1996): 101-106. Rpt. in Criticism of short stories. Ed. Janet Witalec. vol. 61. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 16. 2012.