Samuel was shot to death, after being affected by mustard gas on the battlefield. Upon hearing …show more content…
Life moves quickly, and there are few things to truly cherish. Love, family, and friends being of the upmost importance. I kept coming back to two things while I read this. The first a quote from the beginning of the titled story. “Against the popular misconception, cowboys never did own ranches. They were not much more than the expert, wandering hippies of their day, Cossacks of the range who knew animals much better than each other.” (152, Harrison) I think this quote really sets this story off, the cluelessness of the men in the family, and their actions throughout the book. The second was John Fogerty’s song “Tomorrow Never Comes.” I suppose while not entirely fitting, there is no answer to the question why. There is nothing our parents can do to completely prepare us for this world, and we just stumble through it the best we