Chapter 5 Vocabulary: auger, tenant, refuge, profits, interest, sties, dooryard, perplexed, germinate, harrows, raping (definition #2), SPAM, phalli, tenant farmer
"Funny thing how it is. If a man owns a little property, that property is him. It's part of him and it's like him. If he owns property only so he can walk on it and handle it and be sad when it isn't doing well and feel fine when the rain falls on it, that property is him. In some way he's bigger because he owns it. Even if he isn't successful he's big with his property. That is so. [...] But let a man get property he doesn't see or can't take time to get his fingers in or can't be there to walk on it. Why then the property is the man. He can't do what he wants. He can't think what he wants. The property is the man. Stronger than he is, and he is small not big. Only his possessions are big, and he's the servant of his property. That is so, too" (Chapter 5).
People Had Choices to Make... Do you support your struggling neighbor or avoid your owns struggles by doing what you think is best for your family?
Any WILCO fans? Here, they sing
Woody Guthrie's song, which is critical of banks:
"I'm Jolly Banker"
For lyrics to "I'm Jolly Banker" by Woody Guthrie, click HERE.