Throughout the book we see a set goal that Kurt is trying to
reach. All the way to the very end he keeps his drive and determination and it
finally pays off when he ends up with a fully functional farm. Determination
gets Kurt what he wants and proves to the reader that you don’t need to be an
expert on something in order to master it over time. Yes, luck was on his side
because he didn’t always make the best decisions but life is also about taking
risks.
A chapter that I found interesting was “The Slaughter” It
was intense to read but also very familiar as I see religious slaughtering in
my culture all the time. We are so costume to our traditions that we don’t
second-guess our actions. But reading this chapter made me think about how bad
we treat animals most of the time for our selfish pleasures.
At the end, I noticed that Kurt is a businessman over
anything else. He is doing this and sacrificing his time to make a profitable
business out of the farm. Throughout the book we see him strategizing ways to spend
less money raising the farm but getting the most out of it. Like feeding the
pigs leftovers and having Sunday dinners.
Overall the book was funny, informative, and something new. I’m not
going to stop everything in my life and get into farming, but I am more informative
as to where my food comes from and what I can do to help the environment and be
more eco friendly. And that’s all that Kurt is asking for from the reader.
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