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Fanny Fern also connects the country with positive imagery in her novel. In the beginning of the novel, Fern writes,.
"She could give an order without having it countermanded; she could kiss little Daisy, without being called "silly;" she could pull out her comb, and let her curls flow about her face, without being considered "frivolous;" and, better than all, she could fly into her husband's arms, when he came home, and kiss him, without feeling that she had broken any penal statute. Yes; she was free as the golden orioles, whose hanging nests swayed to and fro amid the glossy green leaves beneath her window." (48-49).
Fern's word choice and voice give the reader a sense of "freedom" from the novel. It shows that Ruth was "free" the second she moved to the country. She did not have to worry about anyone judging her, or that she would say or do the wrong thing. This also shows a connection to nature and freedom as well. Fanny Fern compares Ruth to an Oriole; which is a type of bird, further extrapolation on her idea of "freedom." A bird is always related to flight, which can be portrayed as freedom as well. Birds can fly anywhere they choose, and now that Ruth is in the country, she too is free to do what she wants with her husband and family. She is not tied down by the burdens of others and their negative thoughts. .
Both stories also include similar imagery in terms of the description of the city. The city is depicted as a negative and hectic place. In Crèvecœur's novel, Letters from an American Farmer, he writes "Here the horrors of slavery, the hardship of incessant toils, are unseen; and no one thinks with compassion of those showers of sweat and of tears which from the bodies of Africans, daily drop, and moisten the ground they till." (153) People in the city are portrayed as savages. They have no ethics or morals and don't care for anyone socially beneath them.