The Life You Save May Be Your Own Questions and Answers
How would you characterize Mr. Shiftlet and Mrs. Crater and her daughter, Lucynell, in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
What type of irony is being shown in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
What is the meaning of the title in the short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
How does O’Connor use foreshadowing to help us understand the actions of Mr. Shiftlet at the end of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
Why does Mrs. Crater want Mr. Shiftlet to marry Lucynell?
What is the significance of the remarks made by the hitchhiker just before he leaps from the moving car?
What two agreements do Mr. Shiftlet and Mrs. Crater make?
What are Lucynell's disabilities? What does Mr. Shiftlet do while living on the farm, and why do the three main characters go to town together in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor?
What was the irony when Mr. Shiftlet "felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him?"
What does the name Shiftlet mean in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," why does Shiftlet leave Lucynell at the diner? Please include the significance of this act.
What are three kinds of symbolism in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
What are the conflicts presented in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
How do Mr. Shiftlet and Mrs. Crater attempt to exploit each other in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor?
What significance does the word "sugar pie" have in the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
What has become of young Lucynell and Mr. Shiftlet by the end of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what part of the story foreshadows the end?
In The Life You Save, is Mr. Shiftlet or Mrs. Crater a hypocrite?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor, what bargain is struck between Mr. Shiftlet and Mrs. Crater over her daughter, Lucynell?
Why does Shiftlet abandon Lucynell?
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In the opening pages of the story, what details of setting, of characterization, and of dialogue foreshadow later events?
When Mrs. Crater decides to marry Lucynell to Mr. Shiftlet, Lucynell seems to have no control over her fate. Do Mrs. Crater’s action have any moral justification?
In the short story, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what do you think is the significance of the peculiar clouds and storm that pursue Mr, Shiftlet on his way to Mobile at the end?
What kind of relationship did Mr. Shiflet and his mother have in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
What does Mr. Shiftlet want from Mrs. Crater? How do you know?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what does it mean when when it says, "His figure formed a crooked cross"?
What is the tone of the story in The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Flannery O'Connor? Does the tone change with events, or remain fixed? How does the tone contribute to the effect of the story?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what does Mr. Shiftlet discover in the shed?
Why does Mrs. Crater assume that Mr.Shiftlet is no one to fear in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
Why does Mrs. Crater think she does not need to fear Mr. Shiftlet in The Life You Save May Be Your Own?
What is the author's purpose in "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
How does the fate of Mrs.Crater, Lucynell, and Mr.Shiftlet connect to the title of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
Are there any allegorical elements in the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
In 'The Life You Save May Be Your Own,' what are some ways that images of God, Satan and Christ surface during the story?
The Life You Save May Be Your Own Theme
How does the narrator's description of Shiftlet's shape that looked like a "crooked cross" contribute to his characterization?
In Flannery O'Connor's story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what is the irony when Mr. Shiftlet "felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him"?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," why does Mrs. Crater lie about young Lucynell’s age?
Are there ambiguities in Flannery O'Connor's short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"? Can some element of the story be interpreted in more than one way? Does the ambiguity result in confusion, or does it add to the complexity of the story?
In Flannery O'Connor's "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," why does the elder Lucynell allow Mr. Shiftlet to live with her and the younger Lucynell?
Why does Mr. Shiftlet want to fix Mrs. Crater's automobile?
What is the theme of the story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," why is Mrs. Crater not afraid of Mr. Shiftlet when she sees him?
Is there any major imagery in "The Life You Save May be Your Own?"
Is there irony in, "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"?
In "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," what does the word "milk" mean in the following quote: "That's all I got so it isn't any use you trying to milk me"? How does Shiftlet feel after he leave Lucynell?
What is the significance the hitchhiker's comments?
What is a universal theme for "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor?
Why does Mrs. Crater think she has nothing to fear from Mr. Shiftlet at the beginning of "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor?
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