tell a humorous Gothic story with this piece of work; she uses the lives of Lucynell‚ Lucynell Jr‚ and Mr Shiftlet to illustrate the human condition and how we often put our morals to the side for our own selfish gain. Lucynell Crater is the retarded daughter of Mrs. Crater. She has a childlike mind and is unable to speak. She is a simple spirit and lacks comprehension of her surroundings. “She ha[s] long pink-gold hair and eyes as blue as a peacock’s neck”(O’Connor). She was almost thirty but could
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do what we consciously know is not the moral ideal. Aristotle defined moral weakness as a person who‚ "knowing that what he does is bad‚ does it as a result of passion." In Flannery O’Connor’s short story‚ “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” Mrs. Crater and Mr.Shiftlet’s actions reveal what truly causes a person to act immorally‚ which in their case are material possessions. From the beginning‚ it is clear that Mrs.Crater is seeking to lure Mr.Shiftlet into her home so she can gain his services
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because Mars ’ distance from the sun varies by 20 percent in its orbit around the sun every two years. (Mars Science‚ 2000) Mars has many of the kinds of surface features that are common on Earth. These include plains‚ canyons‚ and volcanoes. Overall‚ craters occur throughout the surface of Mars‚ while
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together and formed wisps. Guthix’s death also caused the various craters to open around Gielinor. It is highly speculated that the death of Guthix has damaged the world and that damage has manifested itself as the craters. It is probable that Guthix’s death has rendered a great imbalance within Gielinor‚ and so the life force of the world (Anima Mundi) is now "bleeding" due to this imbalance. The wisps gather around these craters as they are attracted to this life force‚ because this is one of the
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vents on large volcanoes. The forth and last main part I will tell you about is the crater. The crater is the circular formation with steep sides formed around the main vent where the lava‚ ash and rocks reach the surface of the Earth during the volcanic eruption. Most of the time the crater is formed to the top of the volcano‚ where the main vent ejects to the surface but‚ if the volcano has secondary vents‚ craters can also be found on the sides of the
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To commence‚ writer Flannery O’Connor provides details occurring throughout the text to reveal the true selfish nature of mankind. One of the situations throughout the text that reveals this notion occurs when Shifflett marries young Lucynell Crater. Tom Shiftlet agrees to marry young Lucynell
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known as the island volcano in the middle of crater lake. Wizard Island is located in the west coast of crater lake‚ Oregon (United States) on the North American continent‚ it is located relatively on top of the seduction zone between the North American plate and the Juan De Fuca‚ a oceanic plate causing many major earth quakes in the area. Wizard Island’s has a latitude of 42.93 and a longitude of -122.15. It has a height of 233meters with a small crater that is 90meters across and 27meters deep
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beneath the Earth’s crust. The hot liquid magma coming out in the form of lava (most commonly molten basalt) is potential of shaping different landforms on earth crust. The most common landforms that are results of volcanic activity include cones‚ craters‚ calderas‚ domes etc. This article gives a description of these volcanic landforms. SHIELD VOLCANOES- These are characterised by gentle upper slopes. The slope varies from only 5 degrees to 10 degrees. The shield volcanoes are made up of mainly
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Mr. Shiftlet manages to get what he wants by negotiating with Mrs. Crater‚ knowing what she wants as well. Mr. Shiftlet is a wise man and knew what Mrs. Crater was trying to do‚ without her directly telling him as it is said on page 1039‚ “The old woman’s smile was broad and toothless and suggestive. ‘Teach her to say ‘sugarpie‚’’ she said. Mr. Shiftlet already knew what was on her mind” (O’ Connor‚ 1039). This shows that Mrs. Crater isn’t the best at being slick and secretive‚ therefore it’s easy
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to help others‚ such as the Craters with their housework and the wandering boy with advice‚ but continues to fall short even by the end of the story. Mr. Shiftlet’s affirmation that‚ “The world is almost rotten.” proves that he will forever struggle to break his habitual‚ evil ways. In the beginning of the story‚ Mr. Shiftlet comes along the desolate home of the Crater’s. Although he has a handicapped arm‚ he uses his acquired carpentry skills to work for Mrs. Crater in exchange for food and a place
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