The tension in the
story rises higher and higher as we, and the grandmother, realize that her family is being
murdered by the Misfit's henchmen, one by one. The Misfit begins to tell his story, how he
cannot remember being a "'bad boy,'" but that "'somewheres along the line [he]
done something wrong and got sent to the penitentiary.'" She tells him he should have
prayed. He continues, explaining that he cannot remember whatever he was supposed to have done.
Again, she tells him to pray for Jesus's help. Once she's alone with the Misfit, she realizes
she's lost her voice and can only stammer, "'Jesus. Jesus.'"
Suddenly, though, the Misfit turns her words on her and blames Jesus for what's wrong in the
world, for the unfairness that's happened to him in his life. When he becomes emotional, almost
crying, "His voice . . . about to crack," the grandmother...
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