We see an early example shaker culture when Mr. Tanner gives young Robert the pig for help and apron with the calving. Mr. Haven and Robert are fixing the fence when Mr. Tanner brings the pig Roberts father states about accepting the pig “we thank you brother Tanner but it’s not the shaker way to take frills for being neighborly” (P 21). I think this shows that in the shaker culture they feel that is not right to accept a gift or payment for doing the right thing in any given situation are helping out your fellow man.
We see another bit of shaker culture when Robert speaking to his father when they’re moving the the grain crib, when Robert asked his father if he is heartsick because he can’t vote, and his father answers him “no I take what I am we are plane people, your mother and aunt, and your sisters, you and me. We live the book of shaker.” (37) I think what Roberts fathers trying to explain to them here is that the shaker people don’t need worldly goods to be happy, meaning that they don’t need to chase material things in this life to find their happiness or consider themselves rich. That simply living a simple life free of is what truly makes them rich. To me after reading the book a day no pigs would die there were a couple scenes were I felt Rob was the coming-of-age, but I think the biggest factor in him growing up quickly was the night him and his father set by the fire, M Rob was speaking about how someday soon he would be a man, and his father informed him “you can’t be someday, Rob. It’s got to be now. This winter. Your sisters are gone off for wedded and bedded. Your two brothers are. So it’s got to be you Rob” (121) his father’s telling him in this moment that he don’t feel like he has something wrong with him and that he won’t be around much longer. Insinuating that it’s time for Rob to grow up and take care of his mother and aunt no longer is he a boy of 13, now he needs to be a man 13. I think the most poignant moment in the book a day no pigs would die was when Robert goes to the barn for morning chores, and his father’s not up yet. Robert knows that all his life his father’s always been awake before him and started milking, and the other morning chores but not this morning. I think one of the most telling factors that Robert has began his journey from adolescence to adulthood is when he says “it’s all right you can sleep in this morning. No calls to rouse yourself. I’ll do the chores. There’s no need to work anymore. You just rest” (P 141) I think one of the main personality traits that we see in all three characters from these books, is an indomitable spirit that seems to flow in all teenagers in adolescence. What I mean by that is adolescence or teenagers are able to accept many different forms of hardship and persevere through it whereas most adults would simply break down and give up. As an example of this if we look at Robert in a day …show more content…
I think Robert Peck social economical point in the book, when the character Robert is complaining how the kids at school make fun of him for his close because there homespun and not store-bought, thus showing us that Robert is on a lower economical level than those of his peers. As far as a cultural point goes I think Roberts father makes a great point many tells him that were shaker son that their rich in spirit rather than material wealth, which I guess this point can be taken two different ways this could be Roberts father trying to console his son to the fact that their poor and they can afford to buy him store-bought close as well as alluding to the point that their religion believes that a simple life unburdened by material wealth or goods is the most direct path to happiness and therefore eternal
We see another bit of shaker culture when Robert speaking to his father when they’re moving the the grain crib, when Robert asked his father if he is heartsick because he can’t vote, and his father answers him “no I take what I am we are plane people, your mother and aunt, and your sisters, you and me. We live the book of shaker.” (37) I think what Roberts fathers trying to explain to them here is that the shaker people don’t need worldly goods to be happy, meaning that they don’t need to chase material things in this life to find their happiness or consider themselves rich. That simply living a simple life free of is what truly makes them rich. To me after reading the book a day no pigs would die there were a couple scenes were I felt Rob was the coming-of-age, but I think the biggest factor in him growing up quickly was the night him and his father set by the fire, M Rob was speaking about how someday soon he would be a man, and his father informed him “you can’t be someday, Rob. It’s got to be now. This winter. Your sisters are gone off for wedded and bedded. Your two brothers are. So it’s got to be you Rob” (121) his father’s telling him in this moment that he don’t feel like he has something wrong with him and that he won’t be around much longer. Insinuating that it’s time for Rob to grow up and take care of his mother and aunt no longer is he a boy of 13, now he needs to be a man 13. I think the most poignant moment in the book a day no pigs would die was when Robert goes to the barn for morning chores, and his father’s not up yet. Robert knows that all his life his father’s always been awake before him and started milking, and the other morning chores but not this morning. I think one of the most telling factors that Robert has began his journey from adolescence to adulthood is when he says “it’s all right you can sleep in this morning. No calls to rouse yourself. I’ll do the chores. There’s no need to work anymore. You just rest” (P 141) I think one of the main personality traits that we see in all three characters from these books, is an indomitable spirit that seems to flow in all teenagers in adolescence. What I mean by that is adolescence or teenagers are able to accept many different forms of hardship and persevere through it whereas most adults would simply break down and give up. As an example of this if we look at Robert in a day …show more content…
I think Robert Peck social economical point in the book, when the character Robert is complaining how the kids at school make fun of him for his close because there homespun and not store-bought, thus showing us that Robert is on a lower economical level than those of his peers. As far as a cultural point goes I think Roberts father makes a great point many tells him that were shaker son that their rich in spirit rather than material wealth, which I guess this point can be taken two different ways this could be Roberts father trying to console his son to the fact that their poor and they can afford to buy him store-bought close as well as alluding to the point that their religion believes that a simple life unburdened by material wealth or goods is the most direct path to happiness and therefore eternal