In "The Lame Shall Enter First" by Flannery O'Connor, there are many characters who's personalities greatly vary and change throughout the story. The most interesting character though is Rufus Johnson. Johnson grew up in a rough background and is a trouble maker; that tells one that he is a stock character. Typically, children who grow up in bad situations want attention and often do horrible things to seek it out. It is obvious that Johnson is also a round character because through out the story the reader often sees glimpses of a not so hardened side of the boy. In the story, Johnson says , "You Don't want to steal and smash up things when you've got everything you want already." In the story, Johnson, is also a dynamic character because in the beginning of the story he never showed Shepperd how appreciative he was of his gratitude but near the middle of the story, Johnson actually thanks him in his own way. Shepperd and Johnson are also foil characters, Shepperd is a kind man who volunteers in a reformatory on Saturdays and works five days a week. Johnson is a young boy who is four-teen years of age and steals, lies, and takes advantage of people who try to take care of him. Shepperd does not believe in God; when Johnson asks where his wife is he responds saying that she is nowhere. This makes it very clear that he does not believe in Heaven, Hell, or Satan either. Johnson, on the other hand, reads the Bible and truly believes that God, Satan , Heaven, and Hell actually exist even though he is a trouble maker. Throughout the story, Johnson seems to be developing into a seemingly better person but quickly reverts to his old ways and proves to Shepperd that he can not change.