In the first chapter of Abiquiu New Mexico, the narrator describes the process of the auction of farm animals. How the fairgrounds are basically empty. Crowds waiting for the show to start. How the kids are getting their animals ready to be showed. How the crowds pour into the tent, just like crowds would pour in for a sporting event. Kids getting front row seats, moms talking to other moms and dads standing with other dads. The national anthem was sung and the crowd waited patiently for the show to start. This is part of a farmer's life.
Reading this chapter was interesting to me, how an auction of farm animals is like a sporting event. I do not know much about the farming community, but this chapter explains part of a farmer’s life. How this auction is a stepping stone for a lot of the kids who spend years raising these grand champion animals. This chapter shows the how there is cultural difference, because these kids are raised on a farm and this is part of their life. I think about the people I grew up with and how we were raised. This auction scene remembers me of my sporting events as a kid, how the parents would gather, the younger siblings would be off with the other kids. I just found this chapter really interesting and I liked how even though I do not know much about farming, I could relate it to something I know a lot about.
I felt the same way, being able to relate without knowing much about farming in general. I agree when you say that they almost make it seem like a sporting event. That's really cool that farmers take such pride in their animals.
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