... do so. Their greed stifles any good intentions because of uncontrollable ambition. Larry, who has built up the farm to one thousand acres, exemplifies someone who wants to p rosper at all costs. Ginny describes how he sacrificed his family for this success when she states, "Not long before the death of our mother, Daddy drained the pond and took out the trees ... them. The effect of this vengeance is that people hurt others that they love. They may regret t heir actions but many times their pain cannot be erased. In A Thousand Acres, the desire for self-satisfaction causes desention wit...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... in South Carolina with 7 children, until he and Uncle Ashley could clear the land of the timber and build a log house. They also farmed the land for one year. Then he went back and brought the family to Arkansas. Then they had 8 more children, fifteen in all. My Mother was the fifteenth ... not true. I only know what she said. I was only 3 when he died. Dad left $7,500 in trust, to be divided equally among his children and 480 acres of land. I had a half sister, Lucy Pitts, (lived to be 108). She received the same as anyone else. Wieghbourne, my oldest brother, borrowed Lucys' part ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School