There are two ways of looking at life, "the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth , reproduction, functional activity, and continuous change preceding death” or “the existence of a human being or animal.” These definitions give the coldest and most cynical view of life, but neglect the emotions of human life. The motivation and need that pumps human blood. The seven deadly sins that cause the human spirit to do what it wants and not what it should. Flannery O'Connor, the author of "The Life You Save Can Be Your Own," knew the idea of ​​human life beyond just existing. Three of its characters; Tom Shiftlet, Mrs. Lucynell Crater and the girl also named Lucynell Crater, show the true meaning of human life. Tom Shiftlet, the traveler, exposes the meaning of life by turning around to pick up Lucynell after leaving her at the restaurant. It is obvious that Shiflet's name is symbolic in representing a devious person. This depiction is understandable because he appears in the story with an ominous air. He appears in front of the old bastide, he is described as a twenty-eight year old man who has lost part of his arm. His description itself begins to tell the story of a life, but that life is obviously not one that anyone would want to live. Shiftlet then says he will work for food, not money, and continues to impress Lucynell and she eventually proposes to Shiftlet. He continues to convince both women and eventually marries Lucynell. Then we realize the only reason he was there was to get the automobile for himself, he then drives off into Lucynell's junkyard with a creepy man who strokes her hair while she sleeps (I likes to call her Lenn...... middle of paper ... everything she does once she gets out of her mother's skirt will be new and vibrant for her, for example when Shiftlet teaches her how to pronounce a new word, “bird”. When Shiftlet succeeds in resuscitating the car, to the delight of Lucynell, who, sitting on a crate, stamps her foot and shouts: “Bddurrddtttt!” child state. Three of Flannery O'Connor's characters, Tom Shiftlet; Mrs. Lucynell Crater, and the girl also named Lucynell Crater, show the true meaning of human life. Tom Shiftlet, the traveler, expounds the meaning of life. turning around to pick up Lucynell after leaving her at the restaurant Crater, the mother, shows her life through her ambition to fill the void in her life. Lucynell Crater, the girl, portrays life by showing the most basic human qualities due to her disability.