s coming. The Grandmother and the restaurant owner get into a discussion about how the world is not the same place it used to be back when the Grandmother was young. They discuss how people are not as nice or good as they used to be. Its ironic how all the negative thinking done by the Grandmother draws the whole family closer to the impending doom.Next the Grandmother remembers an old plantation she visited as a young lady. She knows her son doesnt like to make side trips so she craftily says, There was a secret panel in this house (211) drawing the attention of the children which in turn persuades the father to take the trip on account of the childrens fuss making. Its ironic that every time the Grandmother opens her mouth she says something negative and for every negative thing she says the story takes a turn for the worse.As the family drives down the dirt road O Connor adds another clue to symbolism and foreshadowing. The road looked as if no one had traveled on it in months (pg 212). Such a road suggests the perfect place for escaped convicts to hide. The Grandmother realizes she has made a mistake about what state the plantation is in, she remembers it was actually in Tennessee not in Georgia. Her realization shocked the Grandmother so much that she jumped in her seat causing her cat to un-settle and claw the driver, her son. The cat caused her son to have an accident and the car to flip into the ditch. This is where all the negative thoughts and decisions made by the Grandmother climax into disaster. This part also shows how egotistical the Grandmother really is, she realizes that it is her fault they came down this road but fearing for her own emotions she decides not to tell the rest of the family.While sitting on the bank of the road trying to recuperate from the accident a car drives down the road. Three men get out of the car and once again thinking only of herself she recognizes one of the men as The Misfit, t...
