The manipulative grandmother

[I do not think that the grandmothers traits developed or changed rather we saw a difrent way that she used her personality when talking to the Misfit]. In the text I found that the grandmother tries to manipulate people. There are three times that she attempts to get her way but only one of the times she is successful. The first time is when the grandmother tries to convince her son, Bailey that they should not go to Florida because of a criminal called the Misfit who has escaped from prison. She tries to convince Bailey that it is dangerous and he is a bad person if he puts his children in the same area as the criminal. This is what the grandmother said when trying to convince Bailey to not go to Florida “I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn't answer to my conscience if I did.” Her attempts were not successful and they ended up going to Florida.

[The second time that she tried to manipulate people was wen she wanted to go see a house she remembered was in the area]. She wanted to go but Bailey said that he did not want to stop or make any detours. The grandmother then said "There was a secret panel in this house," she said craftily, not telling the truth but wishing that she were, "and the story went that all the family silver was hidden in it when Sherman came through but it was never found.”of course she was lying to the family. She said this so that the children would through a fit and force Bailey to turn off the road and go see the house. Under the wrath of his children, Bailey was forced to comply with their demands.

[The third time that she attempted to manipulate people was when she talked to the Misfit.] She attempted to complement the Misfit and convince him to not kill her. She said things like "Jesus!" the old lady cried. "You've got good blood! I know you wouldn't shoot a lady! I know you come from nice people! Pray! Jesus, you ought not to shoot a lady. I'll give you all the money I've got!.” in the end her attempts were not effective and she ended up dying. Using this evidence I do not think that she changed as a character at all. In the end the way she interacted with people was the same throughout the story.