Flannery O'Connor's short story “Good Country People” is about four main characters and their misconceptions about each other and life in general. Country people are usually considered humble and hard-working individuals and Flannery O'Connor uses the concept as an ironic title in her short story “Good Country People”. The story opens with a description of Mrs. Freeman, the wife of Mrs. Hopewell's latest tenant. Mrs. Hopewell was hesitant to hire her because she had heard from Mrs. Freeman's references that Mrs. Freeman was "the nosiest woman who ever walked the earth", "has to be involved in everything", "will want to know all your business" (2525); however, Mrs. Hopewell hired the Freemans anyway since she had no other candidates and made it clear that "she would make sure she was involved in everything, she would give her responsibility for everything, she would give her responsibility" (2525) making Mrs. Freeman so busy that there is no chance for her to be a busybody. Mrs. Hopewell, a divorcee with an optimistic but naive outlook, has a well-educated daughter in her thirties, Joy, who is disabled and a bitter person , a self-proclaimed Christian and country boy, Manly Pointer, came to the Hopewell farm to sell bibles neatly to Mrs. Hopewell who believed he was as good a country boy as he made himself out to be, however she thought he was boring. Pointer then lures Joy into the barn the next day and while Joy thought she would seduce and educate Pointer, he had his own less than admirable plans. Hopewell is an optimist, which we can see reflected in the name O'Connor chose for her. Mrs. Hopewell uses many clichés and truisms in… middle of paper… t of the earth” (2529). Mrs. Hopewell is known for her clichés, an ideal cliché for this story “Good Country People” would be “don't judge a book by its cover”. As Mrs. Hopewell had considered the Manly Pointer "simple", which reflects her ignorance towards the evil in the world as it had caused her daughter severe mental and physical anguish. Such ignorance was Mrs. Hopewell's greatest fault in allowing evil deeds and not protecting her daughter while claiming to treat her like a child. Each character was perceived as good or exhibited certain behavioral signs. Until further analysis was done to understand how each character was “broken” in their own way. Works Cited O'Connor, Flannery. "The Norton Anthology American Literature." Good country people. Ed. Nina Baym and Robert S. Levine. 8th ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2013. 2524-37. Press.