Bombing on Purpose?

How a poorly received joke can be a fantastic characterization tool.

What’s funny about a family bumping into an escaped convict known as The Misfit that ends tragically? Not much — and that’s precisely why I want to highlight Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find.”

Today I’ll look into one perfectly placed joke in this narrative that completely bombs and why creatives should care about it.

Before I get into the…