Det. J Clark: Case #1

Darrian Avery

Case #1: A Good Man Is Hard To Find


    In the case of “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” we are trying to determine the motive on what caused the Misfit and his henchmen to kill the family. In the story, a man known as the Misfit, is an escaped criminal who kills people but we do not understand the motive on why he kills people. An obvious explanation on why the Misfit killed the family is because the grandmother recognized him. That evidence was gathered when the Misfit said, “but it would have been better for all of you, lady, if you hadn't of reckernized me.” If the grandmother would not have recognized the Misfit, him and his henchmen might have just took their car but let them go. Another motive what might have led him to this is, is his suspicion about did Jesus raise the dead or not. In the story, it is obvious this bothers him when he says, “If I had of been there I would of known and I wouldn't be like I am now.” This definitely bothers the Misfit which leads him to crime and the reason he is so mean and shows no remorse to people. In conclusion, both these motives definitely led the Misfit to kill the family and the fact that he doesn’t know if Jesus raised the dead or not is definitely the reason of his life of crime.