Chapter 3 and 4-Graphic Organizer

At the start of the chapter Brende mentions the people to be un social. As he states; "our neighbors remained nearly deadpan. They could have sprung right out of the Amish picture books." He learned differently when they offered t ohelp him and talk with him wehnever needed. Iseemed like the neighbors were always there to help Brende and his wife. Some examples were when the Jones's offered to help them make a bigger garden, to get them through the winter. Another was when the Miller's gave them peaches, and prepared them for the couple. And also the time when the Miller boys brought over a cow for the couple to use for milking. It just seemed like in every instance the community of people was there to help each other out for the long run. The last thing mentioned is how working together and the body's release of endorphins, makes work less repetitive and more enjoyable as a whole. In chapter four we learn about Mr. Miller and that his past was just like Brende's. He was as technologically advanced as anyone else, but chose to leave that lifestyle for the kids sake, and that leaving that lifestyle was an oppurtunity to "lessen his reliance on machines."