These images of death create an unsettling tone for the reader. It uses many different elements to foreshadow the deaths of all six family members in the story's conclusion. He also uses a lot of irony. Grandma puts on her hat before the family leaves in case something should happen to them. She wants people to know for sure that she is a woman when her body is found if something happens and she dies. When he dies in the story's conclusion, he ironically isn't even wearing his hat, as he dropped it to the ground. The grandmother also tells the family about the misfit before they leave. He says, “I wouldn't take my grandchildren anywhere with a criminal like that on the loose” (O' Connor 852). Yet, ironically, it is his directions that lead the entire family directly to the misfit. He asks John Wesley what he would do if the Misfit captured him. John Wesley responds, “I would give him a slap in the face” (O' Connor 853). However, when he is captured by the Misfit, John Wesley doesn't move a muscle. During the journey, the family passes six graves, foreshadowing the deaths of all six family members who were in the car. When they see the Misfit's car, it is described as a hearse, in which the dead are transported. Throughout the story, the grandmother seems to judge whether a person is good or bad based on physical appearance and behavior. After the family car