When I started looking through the essays on www.thisibelieve.com, I was searching for someones essay, that I could relate to. I looked under the category of place, because I have such a strong connection with my home, and our farm, I knew I would be able to find someone who felt the same. Under place I found an this I believe article written by Tom, from Larned, Kansas. The place Tom described was a family farm. He talked about how the family farm is much more than a place, but an episode, and about how the term family farmer is singular but in reality it is plural, because of all the generations involved. The way that Tom described the place gives us a feeling of almost being there, and really understanding what a family farm is.
He also brings up an idea that farming is first and foremost an art. This idea to me had never occurred, until reading his essay. He then goes onto say that the art is what sets family farmers apart from corporate, and factory farms. Toms words were inspirational, and laid out in a way that made me want to know more.
Here is the URL to that specific essay: http://thisibelieve.org/essay/15374/
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that he does a nice job of description through which the reader can use all her senses: sight, smell, touch, and sound (even though he's talking about silence). This is an effective approach at bringing the experience to life, which helps the reader understand his points better.
Do you think this essay is read differently by "city folks" than by those of us who are from farms? Why?
Yes I think that is essay is read differently by people who grew up on a farm, mainly because they would be more connected with it.
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