I liked how the house description was in great detail. You could actually visualize the image in your mind while you were reading. I was confused in the beginning if the house was beautiful and unique or if it was very unattractive and just old. I would not have pictured the plantation farm being the way it was described in the story. This plantation had only one floor and usually plantations have several floors and fairly large. The barn was not in good condition and was ugly but it was beautiful becuase of it's history behind it. It's not just an ordinally barn, it has many memories, it's old and it's traditional, which we discussed in class.
Throughout the story, Kennedy used a couple of sterotypes about the south. He made these remarks to make a point to the people. One was about Frank. He went to Washington and started making his own opinions about things and became very independent. He was not afraid to tell people how he felt. Then all of a sudden, Frank switched back to his old self. He once again went back in being dependent on other people, and listening to other people's opinion to determine his own. I think Kennedy wanted everyone to see and believe that this is a typical southern. He wanted people to see that they are not reliable and they are unpridictable.
I liked this reading, more than the other ones we read so far this semester.
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Nicole, Interesting points about the description of the house. I think you are absolutely right in saying you were unsure if it was beautiful or unattractive. Kennedy describes it in great detail, yet the reader is not totally clear. I agree that the plantation is not the typical plantation, with regard to how it looks. This is interesting because Kennedy is discussing stereotypes in the Swallow Barn, and yet this does not fit the typical image.
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