Reactions: It is unfair of Fletcher and his boys to be trying to have everyone living in their valley to leave just because Fletcher wants more land. Everyone who lives in the valley acquired their land through their own work and should not have to give it up just because it would benefit one person. It is also aggravating that all Chris does is try to annoy all of the homesteaders into leaving. Chris definitely deserved what Shane did to him, but it shows the ways in which Shane has been changing since he arrived at the Starrett house.
Questions: Why did Shane become tense when he was showing Bob how to maneuver his gun?
Revelations: It is apparent that the amount of land a person had during this time was an important asset in the American Dream to people like Fletcher. I do not know why Fletcher would need so much land if he is not going to farm or put it to good use. In this time period, it seems that there would be a large amount conflict regarding the buying and selling of land in rural areas such as these. The way that Shane and Chris settled things seems as if it would happen a lot during that time period, too. Joe Starrett is being adamant about letting his land go to Fletcher, which is understandable considering how hard he has worked to be able to provide …show more content…
In the movie, there was immense conflict as there is in the book.
Beautiful writing: “He looked away from Chris, past him, over the tops of the swinging doors beyond, over the roof of the shed across the road, on into the distance where the mountains loomed in their own unending loneliness” (Schaefer 53). I chose this quote because I feel that it describes the intensity of this scene so intricately. It also describes the lengths that Shane must reach to contain himself and prevent himself from hurting
Questions: Why did Shane become tense when he was showing Bob how to maneuver his gun?
Revelations: It is apparent that the amount of land a person had during this time was an important asset in the American Dream to people like Fletcher. I do not know why Fletcher would need so much land if he is not going to farm or put it to good use. In this time period, it seems that there would be a large amount conflict regarding the buying and selling of land in rural areas such as these. The way that Shane and Chris settled things seems as if it would happen a lot during that time period, too. Joe Starrett is being adamant about letting his land go to Fletcher, which is understandable considering how hard he has worked to be able to provide …show more content…
In the movie, there was immense conflict as there is in the book.
Beautiful writing: “He looked away from Chris, past him, over the tops of the swinging doors beyond, over the roof of the shed across the road, on into the distance where the mountains loomed in their own unending loneliness” (Schaefer 53). I chose this quote because I feel that it describes the intensity of this scene so intricately. It also describes the lengths that Shane must reach to contain himself and prevent himself from hurting