Response to Peer Post

I agree with Talia's blog post and how she noticed that the story shifts from nature appreciation to criticisms of other people by the narrator. I realized the same things after the first few pages. The narrator of the story is portrayed at the beginning as a man who appreciates nature and wants his son to see the wonders that the world presents them with. He continuously points at the red colored blackbirds to show his son how amazing and beautiful they are. In addition he mentions how the local roads and less populated highways are the best routes to take as they provide the bikers with the most incredible scenery, with birds, marshes etc.
At a certain point though, the narrator shifts his focus from nature to criticisms of others. In conjunction with Talia, I also noticed how he mentioned that the cars "slip by" the scenery, and the people inside them are enclosed in a compartment that prevent them from enjoying the road. The narrator's comparison between him and John on taking care of their motorcycles to Catholics and Protestants on birth control caught me by surprise. I agree with Talia that the comparison is "extremely out of proportion". The narrator does seem to think that he does everything better than others and is stubborn with his remarks. I am eager to see the narrator's attitude throughout the rest of the story.