Jan 07 2009
Spoon River Anthology (up to page 35)
For this section I chose to write about Cooney Potter’s poem. It starts out saying how he had inherited 40 acres from his father, and by having him and his family work hard he made it to 1000 acres. However, he ended up wanting more and more. Nothing seemed good enough. After earning 1000 acres he wanted 2000. For years he worked his family and denied them a more relaxed lifestyle. He finally died when he was sixty.
Cooney Potter’s dilemma of always wanting more reminds me of a common American trait. Throughout the years, and in our society today, it seems as if Americans are never satisfied with what they have. They constantly strive for more, and they will not settle for mediocre. Whether it has to do with money or land Americans have always, and will always, push the hardest they can to get what they want. Often it appears that they strive for better because they want to live the American dream of success, and once they achieve that success their reputations go up. However, many do not know when to settle down. Cooney Potter is a perfect example.
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