Never, while the grandmother begged for her life, did she stop and beg for the lives of her family. His tactic for saving himself was: "You wouldn't shoot a lady, would you?" » (O'Connor), to "You have good blood! I know you come from kind people” (O’Connor), then finally to “If you prayed, Jesus would help you” (O’Connor). Yet with every pleading from the grandmother, the Misfit was completely honest with her, admitting that he would hate to have to kill a lady, but he would do it, admitting that he came from good people but that he didn't was not good, and admitting that he does not want Jesus' help, that he is perfectly fine on his own. Because the Misfit was so honest and open about who he was and his flaws, the grandmother realized that she was not a "good man". That she lied to herself and those around her. The Misfit made the grandmother understand who she really is as a person. The Misfit who made this eye-opening revelation to her before committing suicide gave her the redemption she needed.