The Misfit Grandmother

The grandmother is very adamant. Most humans are stubborn by nature. They refuse to alter their ideas regardless of circumstance. The grandmother was set on visiting Tennessee and visiting Florida was not an option. She did not care at all about why her family wanted to visit Florida. At every chance that arose, she attempted to change Bailey’s mind. She presents Bailey with many reasons as to why they shouldn’t go to Florida, but she doesn’t care at all about those things. She just needs an excuse for her family to go to Tennessee. The grandmother is only interested in her own motives, she pretends to be interested in the children and what is good for them. She dresses up very womanlike so people who didn’t know her would think that she was a lady. She shows that she cares about her self-image a lot and she seems to only care about herself.
The grandmother wants to tell The Misfit to pray, but when she opens her mouth nothing comes out. She starts to what it seems like cursing Jesus’s name in vain when she finds herself alone with The Misfit. The grandmother would resort to anything to save herself, she begs The Misfit to pray and to not shoot her. She pleads that she is a lady and that The Misfit is from good people; good people

After hearing the pistol shots that were potentially killing Bailey, the grandmother started crying out for her son as if he would come back to life. The Misfit responds by saying “Jesus was the only One that ever raised the dead,” She starts to realize the seriousness of the situation and what is about to happen to her. Her entire state of mind changes. She loses all composure and confidence, this is evident when she responds to The Misfit saying “Maybe He didn’t raise the dead”. She starts to lose her faith in herself and in Jesus. Why would Jesus allow such vile things to happen to a lady like herself? She should not be in this position because she is such a