The Life You Save May be Your Own

Ok at the beginning of the story Mr. Shifftlet is introduced. He is described as a man that has half an arm, wears a black suit, a brown felt hat, and carries a toolbox. At first I didn't really know what to think about Mr. Shifftlet. He kind of scared me. He seemed mysterious like he was hiding something. Mr. Shifftlet did not tell them where he lived at first, so that made me wonder about him more. He did seem nice, but also strange. When he goes to the old woman's home I think they were kind of startled to see him. I am not too sure how old the woman is but it says that she had no teeth, so I am guessing she was pretty old. Lucynell was the daughter's name. I think this name describes her pretty well. After a while Mr. Shifftlet explains all the jobs he used to have, and where he was from, but he also said he could have been lieing, so I am still wondering if he was lieing or if he wasn't. Mr. Shifftlet must have grown on the old woman, because she ended up giving him food for work. I thought it was rude for her to make him sleep in an old car. The least she could have done was give him a good place to sleep at night. As far as the daughter goes, i felt bad that she was "special", but Mr. Shifftlet ends up helping her pronounce a few words. The old woman starts to like Mr. Shifftlet, because she ends up thinking that Mr. Shifftlet could be "the one" for her daughter. I thought this was very odd. I would not want my mother to pick out who I am going to marry. Plus, he is still a stranger. When Mr. Shifftlet fixes the old womans car it made me happy, because I knew she wanted it to be fixed after her husbands death. It turns out in the end Lucynell and Mr. Shifftlet get married. Then when the went to town, he just left her at a resturaunt. I thought that was so mean of him, and my feelings about him completely changed. I thought he became a nice man, and it turns out he was just a rude one. The ending with Mr. Shifftlet and the kid didn't really make sense to me. I don't see how it was supposed to be a good ending? The story was kind of boring in my opinion.