The Half-Skinned Steer Imagery

The Half-Skinned Steer Imagery

The imagery of the Ranch

Proulx reports, “They called it a ranch and it had been, but one day the old man said cows couldn't be run in such tough country, where they fell off cliffs, disappeared into sinkholes, gave up large numbers of calves to marauding lions; where hay couldn't grow but leafy spurge and Canada thistle throve, and the wind packed enough sand to scour windshields opaque." The ranch is not ideal for rearing cattle comfortably due to the cliffs and sinkholes which subject them to accidents. Moreover, the presence of lions in the area is a threat to the thriving of the ranching activities. Inability to cultivate hay complicates the acquisition of sufficient food for the cattle.

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