The River of Earth

The River of landed estate The novel River Of Earth by James Still is a story about life-time in e Appalachia just in front The Great Depression. The story provides a very clear description of the problems and challenges the mountain mass faced after(prenominal) the settlement of their land. Even though the novel is shadowed by former(a) writings of the time period dealing with poor southern life, it is mute considered a great drop masterpiece. The story is about a family that considers awkward. They spit out to put abundant food on the table for the entire family, some of the time the mother b arely eats.They live in a little smoke house that is very cramped and cluttered because of the number of people living in it. The Father is waiting for the coal mines to open so he butt work, while the mother takes care of the kids, the family does not kvetch they feel blessed for what they throw off . The arrive is very proud and doesnt turn anyone away when they need help. In the book he allowed a group of miners to take most of his beans from the garden to help keep their families course .The mother is a very salubriouswilled woman. She never lets anything bring her down when the family begins to hand over trouble with food she suggests that they begin adopting a garden and providing for themselves. The kids are smart and goodwilled from what they are taught by their parents. They display good moral set in their calibers. The garden is a source of life for the family in the book. This is so because as times get harder they grow together and the garden excessively becomes more and heartier.They begin to have more food for their dinners, this helps the family keep their pot liquor up and continue to hope for good blessings to be brought to the family such as the mines opening. As the family grows stronger they begin to add to their source of food. Instead of eating unless soup and vegetables and potatoes, they add begin to eat meat. They own a g uinea fowl Chicken which starts to lay a large amount of eggs they let hatch and raise. The kids are not embarrassed about what they eat, they seem blessed for what they have.The father makes the children go to school because he feels that everyone should learn the basics of academics such as reading and writing to help them survive is the world. At freshman they are scared and dont want to go because they have never been and feel they are as well as young. As they continue to grow they start to show improvements and gain confidence in their ability to coif in the classroom. They fear for the teacher being run off because the fourth-year kids dont like him and some of the parents dont revalue his teaching methods.The main character and his sister hope he remain so they will continue to learn. The main character is sent by his father to stay with his grandmother. This is where you learn that the strong heart runs in the family. This is true(p) because she is a seventy-eight y ear senior woman and will equable patch out two acres of corn and make enough bread for the winter to do what she can to keep her family feed. In her old age she hasnt kept the best health. Some days she is too sick to get out of the bed. The main character takes care of her he cooks all the meals for her and helps her start to feel better.Living with her he hears stories of his father and how he is an right man. overly his grandmother tells him about his grandfather and all the great things he would do. Living with his grandmother is a great experience for the main character because she brings him history of his family and teaches him many things on how to live a content life. Also being away from home helps himself grow as a person. It teaches to baffle up for himself and make his own decisions without the influence of others. When the main character returns to his family he learns that the muff had died from croup.Also the family moves to a farm they rented in Flaxpatch on Little Angus. present they plant crops and farm together as a family. The father has returned from the mines and decides he wishes to move back because he heard they would stay open through and through the winter. They go and he works there for a while and earns becoming money, enough to support his family. During the winter the main characters grandmother dies. Its a sad moment for the entire family. This is so because she was such a strong figure in the book even with her bad health.After the winter the father decides to stop mining and move the family to a place where he can find a different job or stat a farm. In the end the main character imagines his grandmother talking to him about his baby sibling crying. This story gives great detail to a life lived by the mountain families of the Appalachia. It puts you in the shoes of a young boy who is festering up in the hard time period just before The Great Depression. James Still does a great job of capturing the finale of the ti me period. Unfortunately, this book will always remain a neglected masterpiece.