Final answer:
The student's question possibly confuses 'The Outsiders' with Flannery O'Connor's stories, which share themes of redemption and the grotesque, and end with an ironically noted potential for goodness under constant threat.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question pertains to two weighted words in chapter 1 of the novel The Outsiders. Unfortunately, there is a slight mix-up here as the exercise references different stories by Flannery O'Connor, not The Outsiders. However, these stories, 'A Good Man is Hard to Find' and 'Good Country People,' have in common themes of redemption, grotesque characters, and sudden moments of clarity or insight. In the final line by the Misfit, 'She would have been a good woman...if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life,' it suggests that the pressure of mortality or an immediate threat can force individuals to reflect on their lives and potentially embrace goodness or authenticity that otherwise lays dormant.