The stories "The Cask of Amontillado" by Poe and "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by O'Connor have similarities in the plot and theme. They approach an ending by giving the reader a slow decending feeling. With Poe's story Montressor is a persuasive and manipulative person who lures Furtunato to follow him to his wine cellar, in hopes of tasting the Amontillado. In O'Connor's story the lure is the old house that the grandmother …showed first 75 words of 543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 543 total…make both stories really great because of the suprise it leaves the reader. In comparing these two stories there are several similarities to point out. The authors start the reader with a light hearted cheer to them and end with a dark greusome conclusion. This makes both stories great because it's opposite from what would be expected to happen in either story. The authors have very similar themes in their story but almost identical endings.