Mr. Shiftlet is a character from the story, The Life You Save May Be Your Own, written by Flannery O’Connor. In it, Mr. Shiftlet visits the Crater farm in Alabama and Mrs. Crater hires him to do repairs around the farm. From the beginning, Mr. Shiftlet's greatest desire is to obtain a car he found parked at the farm. He spends a good deal of time working on the car and wants it for himself.