Downe recounts a dinner at a farmer’s house and describes in vivid detail the foods that were provided. He states, “They had on the table pudding, pyes, and fruit of all kind that was in season, and preserves, pickles, vegetables, meat, and everything that a person could wish”. This connects to the idea that Downe wants to convince his wife that he no longer lives in poverty since he arrived to the new country. Downe continues to use the example of food as a foil In order to reinforce that his new life in the United States is much more rewarding than it was in his home country. He mentions, “I went into the market yesterday at New York, and on the outside of the market was bullocks’ and sheep and lambs’ heads”.…