"The Garbage Man, " by Sharon Curtain is a short story that has a recurring theme of mystery. The main character in the story is a boy who is intrigued by the local "garbage man," a man that slums around town in dirty clothes while covering his face. The boy is captivated in the mystery of what the man looks like and what is his purpose. He brainstorms on the possibilities of where this man came from, "I suspected him of being a millionaire, with thousands of dollars hidden in that old firetrap of a house." Curtain reveals the curiosity of a child and how judgmental some people can be. At the end of the story the boy finally sees the man's face and realizes he is just like everyone else. There is no mystery, it is just an old man's face. This theme shows the reader not to judge and to be open to the way some people live, we are all equal no matter how your face looks or what you wear.
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