English 11 Honors
Ms. Marquez
Name ___________________________________
Period __________
“A Good Man is Hard to Find”
Reading Sheet: Character Motivation
Directions: After reading the short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, complete this sheet regarding
character motivation. Remember, you need to pay close attention to characterization in order to decipher a
character’s motivation for doing something.
The character has already been identified for you. You need to (1) identify a major act completed by the
character, (2) identify what you believe to be the character’s motivation for completing the act, and, finally, (3)
describe the characterization presented in the text for the given character that coincides with his/her
motivation—in other words, what was presented within the text to make that stated motive believable?
Character
Act
The Grandmother
(choose one from earlier
in the story)
The Grandmother
(choose one from later in
the story)
Bailey
The Misfit
The Misfit
Motivation?
Characterization
Bonus (to be discussed in class):
How does the author blur the lines of what it means to be “good”? As a result, who is the “good” person in this
story and why?