Question

What do the characters of The Misfit from "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and Amelia from The Ballad of the Sad Café have in common?

A. Both are religious.
B. Both are criminals.
c. Both are social misfits.
D. Both are African Americans.

Answer 1

c. Both are social misfits.

Step-by-step explanation:

The character of The Misfit in A Good Man Is Hard To Find is that of a social misfit criminal who happens to come in contact with the family of Grandmother after their accident in the woods. After his dialogue with grandmother about morality and Jesus, he ends up killing her and his two other men murder the rest of the family.

Amelia from The Ballad of the Sad Café is another social misfit who is described to be a giantess that behaves in an odd way and has cross eyes. Miss Amelia is also described as being uneasy around other people.