Becoming A Man

A Day No Pigs Would Die is a story that Robert Peck wrote to show the reader his adolescent life, fate, and the journey from boyhood to manhood. Peck leads the reader through the intricate web of his youth, almost as though he were a stitching needle. The author makes sure not to miss a single stomach pumping detail, leaving the reader, well, not quite wanting more. As a young Shaker boy, Robert lived with …

…theme of A Day No Pigs Would Die is that of hard farm life; a life that when things are bad one can not stop to grieve or vomit; a life that most people choose not to live anymore; a life that some feel is dangerous and laborious; a life that may be hard, laborious, and even dangerous but then again, someone had to live it. I now appreciate the hardships that rural life brings.