Farm Girl Summary and Response
While reading Jessica Hemauer’s essay “Farm Girl” my first impression was this poor girl. Life must have been hard for her growing up. I could not even begin to imagine how she must have felt. Being and young girl and getting up so early to do chores, and then to do more chores after school let out is a lot for any child to handle. I also began to understand the responsibility she was gaining at a very young age. There are a lot of kids this day and age that have no clue what that word responsibility means. Jessica went into great detail explaining the situations. She used good descriptions, which helped me relate to her situation. It made me feel like I was the one out there in the barn helping with the cows.
The purpose main of this essay was to share how it felt growing up on a farm, and just how much Jessica Hemauer had to give up in order to help her family. I believe that Jessica wanted her readers to understand what it was like as a child not being able to participate in school activities. I also believe that her intended audience was the younger generations. Jessica Hemauer wanted her readers to understand that what they think will help them “fit in” does not always help. Also, I feel like that she was trying to reach parents so that they could understand what it is like as a child growing up with such big responsibilities, like helping maintain a farm. Jessica’s tone in writing this essay way very respectful and was very comfortable with the topic she was writing. Jessica was smooth in her writing, explaining all the little details in great dialog.
Jessica wanted to fit in with her peers, and wanted to feel like part of the group. School was her social life. She thought that being more involved in school activities would help her fit in better with her classmates. She also made it clear how left out she felt while