1. Growing up on a farm, Bobbie Ann Mason perceived a distinct difference from the way she and her family were living compared to the ones living in town. In her mind, she felt a denial of “the fine life in town,” as depicting in magazines, newspapers, and the movies. Living off of their land, her family made use of all available resources, while others we able to buy what they needed. Although having everything the necessary means to survive, she still had the impression they were living in “psychological poverty”. Once at the restaurant with her mother, Mason got a small glimpse of the good life and she had a hunger for it! The same hunger existed in her mother, although, Mason didn’t realize it until after returning to the farm.
