American countryside scenery.
Large expanses of cornfields, the setting sun, straight or curved country roads, small huts by the roadside...strings, simple guitar accompaniment, whimpering violins, accompanied Mr. Streit as he walked from Iowa. The road from Laruens town to Mount Zion, Wisconsin, 300 miles away.
Listening to Laurens Walking a long time ago, I felt resentment and hidden sadness.
Now that it is placed in that simple, warm pastoral scenery, I feel that it is distant and peaceful.
Walk with Mr. Streeter's lawnmower.
He has eye problems and relies on two crutches to walk. Live a peaceful life with her mentally handicapped daughter Rose.
One night of thunder and lightning, I learned that his brother had suffered a stroke. Because of some trivial matters, their brothers had not been in contact with each other for ten years. At this time, old man Alvin thought that something should be done to resolve these grievances. After a few setbacks, it started to hit the road.
It's a very old-fashioned plot.
meet.
1. A pregnant teenage girl who ran away from home.
At the fire in the countryside at night, Alvin told her the story of chopsticks. The same old-fashioned story, one piece is easy to break, but it is difficult to break it together. But he said it was family.
The next morning, the girl had left, leaving behind a neat bundle of firewood.
2. A group of young people riding bicycles.
The same night, the fire.
Young people asked him: what is the last thing old age wants?
The last thing I want is to remember when I was young and strong.
3. WWII veterans.
in the tavern.
Speaking of the situation in World War II, I have no intention of shooting my comrades.
He once said that he had slept in the trenches during World War II, and now why is he afraid of the cornfields in this country?
4. Two brothers who disagree on repairing the lawnmower.
No one knows himself better than a brother of the same age, and he knows everything about you better than anyone else.
...
A brother is always a brother.
5. Priest.
Must be lonely.
The old man recalled his childhood, watching the stars with his brother, and saying irrelevant things to pass the sad time. For trivial matters, not communicating with each other, missing years.
A person's life, compared with the eternal stars and moons, is just dust attached to the air.
...
At last the two old brothers meet again.
Quiet, my brother looked at the special tool, the lawn mower, and asked: Is that the one you drove to see me?
Yes.
I think everything needs to be said.
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