Write a paragraph of at least 250 words describing your thoughts on what The Misfit meant by this statement about the grandmother and what O'Connor might be trying to say about people and good versus evil.

In this instance, the word shoot represented stopping the grandmother. She needed to be stopped and guided in another direction than where she ended up. The problem is that she has been corrupted by those in her life who shaped her beliefs from childhood. Now that she is an adult, the things that she say and does are irritating and burdening to many people. The grandmother is a product of her environment and she thinks that she is fine the way she is.