"Sixty Acres"

The protagonist Lee Waite in the short story "Sixty Acres" by Raymond Carver is faced with making two important decisions to scare the hunters off his land or call the police and see if he wants to lease his land out for hunting. Lee finds two young boys hunting on his land, so he waits until they come back from hunting and scares them. They boys are young and were easily scared. Lee ends up letting them go unharmed, but knows that they will never come back. The second decision that Lee has to make is if he wants to lease part of his land out for a hunting ground. Many people come to Lee's land to hunt even though they are not allowed to. So, he is wondering if he leases out a part of his land for hunting will he be able to make some money off of it.

When Lee lets the two boys go he is showing great forgiveness and sympathy. This shows that even though Lee may come out as a scary rancher, inside he has feelings too. Lee is not sure if he wants to lease out his land for a hunting ground. The house he lives in is very small and the money may be able to help with that and his family. He is still unsure and is not sure if he wants to give up some of his land because it is like his second home to him. This shows that Lee is attached to this land because this is where he grew up and he doesn't know anything different. A decision I am currently struggling with is if I want to continue playing club soccer even though it is my team's off season. I love club soccer, but between that, school, and laguna soccer I have a lot on my plate. Sometimes I become overwhelmed with everything and I don't like that feeling.