Moses had an obsession with working hard to benefit his land and went to extremes to ensure that his land was healthy. Moses was drawn to his environment and had a deep connection to his surroundings as shown with Jones's use of imagery. Moses had such an obsession with his land that he often ate the dirt, eating it as if he gave it "no more thought than if it were a spot of cornbread" (Jones 1). He ate the dirt in order to test its quality and to ensure that his land was in prime condition. He prided himself in the health of his fields and spent his time ensuring that it was not harmed. Jones also used diction to expose the strong relationship Moses had with the land and his feeling of compulsion to care for his surroundings. Although eating
