So much depends upon….

Rebecca Autrey

1.  I think Williams is saying how we can put so much pressure on one thing like the red wheel barrow that we lose sight of the importance of other things like the chickens.  Like the wheel barrow can be used to get a lot of work done in a yard but the chickens also do work like making eggs and providing food.  But because the wheel barrow is so red and prominent, it is the main focus and so the attention is draw to it and its importance.  I think we can do that with every day things.  We focus on the one, maybe negative or positive thing and lose sight of other things that matter because we put our everything into that one idea or job or friend.

2. So much depends upon

school

an education

test scores

that we lose value

in everyday things

like culture

friends

family

life learning