Characters
The main character, a farmer who loves his family and the land.
Rosicky
Rosicky spends most of his days doing this on his farm.
Tending crops, fields, and the house
The farm represents this type of life.
Peaceful, meaningful, and connected to family
Rosicky’s happiness comes mainly from doing this for his family.
Caring for them / providing for them
“He never thought of himself first; his joy came from seeing his children well-fed…” This shows his ________.
Selflessness/caring nature
Rosicky’s supportive and caring wife.
Mary
Rosicky reflects on his youth in this type of place to compare with his farm life.
The city
The city represents this.
Loneliness, struggle, and crowded or stressful living
Rosicky also helps these people in his community.
His neighbors
“He remembered the long, patient days of his youth on the land…” This shows his appreciation for ________.
Farming, simple life, patience
Rosicky’s children and grandchildren represent this.
Family continuity and the next generation
Rosicky’s minor health issue foreshadows this eventual outcome.
His declining health/morality
Rosicky prefers the farm because it gives him this.
Peace, purpose, and connection to nature
Rosicky’s family gatherings show that the farm is a source of this.
Joy/togetherness
“He remembered the long, patient days of his youth on the land…” This shows his appreciation for ________.
Stressful/lonely
A neighbor who occasionally receives Rosicky’s help.
Dr. Burleigh (or local neighbors)
One of Rosicky’s joys is sharing these with his family from the farm.
Food, crops, harvest, land, life
One way the city affected Rosicky in his youth was by making him feel this.
Isolated, stressed, or longing for the farm
Rosicky’s children learn these on the farm.
Responsibility, hard work, and family values
“He often stayed up late, fixing the barn or tending the fields, not for himself, but so that his family would have plenty…” This shows he values ________.
Family over personal comfort
Rosicky’s early life included living in this place before the farm.
The city
Rosicky finds the most happiness in this kind of life.
Simple, rural family-centered life
The farm allows Rosicky to pass down this to his children.
Valuesm skills, love for land
The story shows that Rosicky values family over this.
Personal comfort or wealth
“He felt a faint trembling in his hands and a sudden shortness of breath…” This foreshadows ________.
Declining health/death