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“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O'Connor
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” is Flannery O’Connor’s best-known work. The story appeared in O’Connor’s first short story collection A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories, the same collection in which she published “Good Country People.” The story follows a family on a road trip from Georgia to Florida, which takes a dark turn when they encounter an escaped convict. Like “Good Country People,” the story explores the elusive definition of “good” people.
“Everything That Rises Must Converge” by Flannery O'Connor
“Everything That Rises Must Converge” appears in O’Connor’s second, eponymous collection of short stories. The story, written during the American Civil Rights Movement, tells about a white college graduate who travels with his racist mother on a desegregated bus. Like “Good Country People,” the story explores family dynamics and generational differences.
“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner
“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is a short story that greatly influenced the Southern Gothic literary tradition. In the story, Miss Emily Grierson is a respected and admired aristocratic woman whose death exposes her dark, grotesque secrets. Isolated and lonely, Miss Emily struggles against an oppressive society that is undergoing rapid change.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a coming-of-age story about a young girl named Scout. Through her eyes, readers watch as her father defends a Black man falsely accused of raping a white woman in the Depression-era South. The town’s tranquil, genteel image hides a history of racism and violence that threatens to erupt over the course of the novel.
