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Noah Count And The Ns Ark Sparknotes

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In the short story “Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark” the author illustrations the values of education and how the lack of it can change your outcome. The younger boys father in the plot of the story was made fun of because of his expertise in building, but because he was informally educated he did not have to suffer the consensus of the flood. Although the flood was a major outcome though the story the main character changes his feeling from being nervous, to preparing for the big flood and watching his father being made fun of, to being safe because of the sacrifices he made. In the beginning of the passage the main character is nervous, scared and anxious for what is to come. In paragraph 15 the author states “In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of thunder and the feel of rain blowing in through the open window.” This shows us as readers that they were frightened by what was to come of the storm. As …show more content…

As stated in paragraph 9 the author states ““Wisht they’d a-built her a foot or three higher,” said Daddy. “If’n we get a real gully-washer, I don’t know that she’ll hold.” The father and son frantically pursue to build the “Ark” in time before the storm hit. While building the raft the father is made fun of for his experience in building. In paragraph 12 the author states “As you might expect, it wasn’t long before Daddy got him a new name, too. Folks took to calling him Noah, or sometimes Noah Count—like No Account, you see? I guess they thought they were being funny. I didn’t see the humor. To me it was just downright embarrassing. When we were in town buying nails, I overheard one feller say, “He’s a-tryin’ to be the whole Old Testament when he ain’t nothin’ but a plain, common Arkansas farmer.” The son gets very angry, while hearing the kids make fun of his father but is quickly reminded that the ones being vulgar will pay the price in the

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