The Clues O'Connor Provides Flannery O'Connor uses the literary device of foreshadowing throughout the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Connor uses this device with a very subtle approach, which allows her to signal the outcome of the story, yet at the same time, does not give the ending of the story away completely. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is inundated with many instances of foreshadowing which point toward the …showed first 75 words of 1006 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1006 total…to take the family to their graves. While reading "A Good Man is Hard to Find"the reader can not be sure of how the story will end. Once the story is finished, it is obvious that the foreshadowing was signaling the ending the whole time. The author's use of foreshadowing is used in a very subtle, yet, affective way. Flannery O'Connor has given clues throughout the story to hint the conclusion to the reader.