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what is this significance of mr.shiftlets name ?

 

kelsea h #224177
Jan 10, 2012 9:49 PM

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what is this significance of mr.shiftlets name ?

"Name Tom T. Shiftlet"

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Aslan
Jan 10, 2012 10:29 PM

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His name indicates that he is a very shady character hence the name Shiftlet (of shifty character) The narrator also gives us the sense that he is always on the move. He is described as having a body that, "formed a crooked cross," indicating a certain lack of values.
 

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