Of course, she continues to feed them, and every other mouth on their pathetic farm. ... After we are introduced to her husband, in paragraphs nine through fourteen Anderson flashes back to her youth in an abusive foster home, as well as her short courtship and abrupt marriage to an equally cruel husband. ... Over and over throughout the story we see her struggling to protect the cycle of life on her farm. ... It is fitting that a man who slaughters animals for a living is critical of one whose role is to feed those same creatures. ... Most likely, the animals on the old woman's farm ...

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• Grade Level: High School