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  How is the story "The Life You Save May be your own" related to Marxism (Marxist Theory)? good thesis?

  Posted by linhlinh101 on Oct 14, 2009 at 04:55 PM

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  What was the significance of the pictures in the short story The Life You Save May Be Your Own?

  Posted by quieta on Oct 9, 2009 at 07:22 AM

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  What is the meaning of the title in the short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own?"

  Posted by oduncan on Sep 20, 2009 at 08:27 PM

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  What is the setting, climax, rising action, exposition and conflict in the short story called "The life you save may be your own"

  Posted by sarah4real on Sep 18, 2009 at 09:07 AM

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  How does Mr.Shiftlet present himself to Mrs.Crater?  

  Posted by r4ell on Jul 7, 2009 at 12:48 AM

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  What are the conflicts presented in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by blu3-muzik-8 on May 12, 2009 at 07:12 AM

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  Which parts of the story foreshadow the end?

  Posted by jeremy512 on May 4, 2009 at 02:08 PM

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  How does the narrator's description of Shiftlet's shape that looked like a "crooked cross" contribute to his charcterizaton?

  Posted by oehrli22 on Jan 30, 2009 at 03:20 PM

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  What is the irony when Mr. Shiftlet "felt that rottenness of the world was about to engulf him"?

  Posted by msd123cart on Nov 11, 2008 at 01:57 PM

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  what do the natural images add to the story's presentation of human nature, which include free will and being aware of knowing right from wrong

  Posted by booradley68 on Sep 28, 2008 at 01:25 PM

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  How does O'connor show tragedy in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by cherryvibe on May 29, 2008 at 11:07 AM

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  What type of irony is being shown in The Life You Save May Be Your Own.

  Posted by cherryvibe on May 21, 2008 at 01:38 PM

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  In the opening pages of the story, what details of setting, of characterization, and of dialogue foreshadow later events?

  Posted by ninaschultz2 on May 15, 2008 at 09:47 AM

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  What has become of young Lucynell and Mr. Shiftlet by the end of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by tia321 on May 11, 2008 at 06:48 PM

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  What is the overall theme in the short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by shuckzzx3 on May 3, 2008 at 03:45 PM

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  Is there any major imagery in "The Life You Save May be Your Own?"

  Posted by cherryvibe on Apr 27, 2008 at 07:01 AM

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  Is there irony in, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by cherryvibe on Apr 22, 2008 at 05:55 AM

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  Is there a type of romance in "The Life You Save May be Your Own"?

  Posted by bowlinkid on Apr 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM

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  Is there any type of tragedy in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by cherryvibe on Apr 20, 2008 at 07:39 PM

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  In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" what does it mean when when it says, "His figure formed a crooked cross".

  Posted by cherryvibe on Apr 18, 2008 at 11:18 AM

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  How would you describe morality in the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" as it concerns Mr. Shiftlet?

  Posted by manders13 on Apr 6, 2008 at 10:32 AM

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  What kind of relationship did Mr. Shiflet and his mother have in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by w-williams on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:29 PM

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  What does the "guffawing peal of thunder" and Shiftlet's plea to God at the end of the story symbolize?

  Posted by mealder on Mar 10, 2008 at 08:26 AM

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  What is the symbolic meaning of the basic plot in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by cassmled on Dec 31, 2007 at 06:16 PM

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  What is the moral and motive of The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Flannery O' Connor?

  Posted by ope-tope on Nov 25, 2007 at 01:42 PM

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  In The Life You Save, is Mr. Shiftlet or Mrs. Crater a hypocrite?

  Posted by highschool on Sep 16, 2007 at 06:41 AM

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  Why does Mrs. Crater want Mr. Shiftlet to marry Lucynell?

  Posted by highschool on Sep 15, 2007 at 06:31 AM

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  What clues are provided about Mr. Shiftlet's selfish intentions even though his words and actions simultaneously contradict those clues?

  Posted by highschool on Sep 13, 2007 at 08:43 AM

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  What influenced her to write "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?

  Posted by dteezy09 on Mar 7, 2007 at 05:38 PM

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  How did religion influence her writing?

  Posted by dteezy09 on Mar 5, 2007 at 08:32 PM

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  Why did she decide to write this short story?

  Posted by dteezy09 on Feb 9, 2007 at 08:23 AM