Problem
Christians generally believe that human beings have a problem that only God can solve. The Apostle Paul writes, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). Trace the grandmother's spiritual movement in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." What is she like before meeting the Misfit? How does she change through interacting with him? According to the Misfit what did the grandmother need to make her "a good woman"? How does the grandmother demonstrate "redemption" by the end of the story?