... . The only insight of Claude's childhood that Cather gives the reader is the story with the cherry tree and Claude's father. Claude remembered his mother asking Mr. Wheeler to go down to the orchard and pick cherries from the tree when she "persisted rather complainingly, saying that the cherries were ... reader gets a good picture of what kind of a person Mr. Wheeler is from the beginning of this story when he reluctantly goes down to the orchard and is clearly annoyed by his wife's physical weakness. Mr. Wheeler eventually comes back to the kitchen and instructs his wife and Claude tha...

• Word Count: 5298
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School