In A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor, the grandmother is characterized vividly in both appearance and manner. O'Connor describes her grandmother's sassy tone and adds, "when she told a story, she would roll her eyes and wave her hands and be very dramatic" (O'Connor 5). His quirks and attitude are uniquely his; however, all of these small traits evaporate in the presence of fear. Grandma and her family are confronted by The Misfit, a local criminal wanted for several murders. When the Misfit and his accomplices begin taking away her family members, she begins to panic, screaming and begging the Misfit to pray. During their conversation, O'Connor writes, “Her voice seemed about to crack, and Grandma's head cleared for an instant. He saw the man's face curled into his as if he were about to cry and he murmured, "Because you're one of my children!" You are one of my children!'” (22). At this moment, whether the Misfit is actually her son or not, the grandmother makes a statement that completely changes her life. It is completely unusual for Grandma to have a calm epiphany when she is under great stress. Without the intense pressure and fear of her family being killed and herself being killed, she would not have been able to claim The Misfit as her own