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"The Life You Save May Be Your Own- By Flannery O'Connor

            I was very impressed by the thoughtfulness of the writer to create such a moving story. Shiftlet, a 28 years old poor carpenter, coming to the house of an old lady (Mrs. Crater) and her speech impaired daughter Lucynell. The house need many repayments done on it and Mr. Shiftlet offers to fix everything even though Mrs. Crater reminds him over and over that he cannot expect her to pay for his work. His intention of offering such a gesture is unclear till the very end of the story. Response that he gave at the beginning stands that to some people there are more important things than money. Also, Mr. Shiftlet uses the opportunity to emphasize that in today's world it is very hard to find an innocent woman for potential marriage. This makes him good in Mrs. Crater's eyes and she immediately thinks that this is the right man for her daughter Lucynell. The end of the story turns out very unpredictable though we sense that Mr. Shiftlet and Lucynell are moving way too quickly toward marriage. Feelings they feel for each other almost do not exist at all and their marriage was actually the idea of Lucynell's mother. This tells us that something is going to go wrong sooner or later in the story. Mr. Shiftlet's overstressed interest in the old lady's car makes us think that there is more to it than just his good will to fix the car. These are some of the hints that trough out the reading could give us a sense that something is not right. Mr. Shiftlet ends up marrying Lucynell but under one condition; that after they get married he would take Lucynell to hotel over weekend and feed her with all the good food. For this trip he borrows money from Mrs. Crater since he is poor and unable to pay it himself. The ending turns out to be surprising to us. The writer in the story makes us believe that Mr. Shiftlet is a good guy till the end where he leaves his wife Laucynell sleeping at an eating place called The Hot Spot and he continues the trip by himself.


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