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Essay / Alcoholism on the farm and Balto, by Coraghessan Boyle
In the story “The Farm,” the final sentences read: “Sarah looked at him intently, with a stopped expression, as if listening to a dialogue with no one present. was engaged in. Finally; she said: “There are thieves. Everything has changed. " (Williams, 617) It is imperative to explain that in "The Farm", Sarah got behind the wheel of her car under the influence of alcohol while her sober husband decided to sit in the passenger seat . While Sarah was driving, she struck and killed fifteen-year-old Stevie Bettencourt. Although no charges were filed due to the fact that her husband lied and said he was driving and a hallucinogen was found in the fifteen year old's system, she was never again even. I believe the quote at the top of the paragraph refers to Sarah. She calls herself the Thief for stealing Stevie's life. And now, since she stole a future from this poor boy, everything has changed, she no longer has a future like