Comparison Of Gary Blackwood's 'Noah Count And The Arkansas Ark'

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“This mornin’ the coffee pot boiled over. Another sure sign of rain.” Has your family ever said something similar? In “Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark” by Gary Blackwood, the narrator believes his family’s superstitions are unreliable. The narrator feels as if he’s more educated than his family because they don’t catch on to what others say about them. He feels as if his books are more valuable than his family’s way of being smart. As it begins to pour rain and the farm begins to flood, his father’s raft ends up being very helpful. He then realizes they were right all along; this is how the author portrays the values of education. You do not have to be educated to be smart. The narrator believes he’s smarter than his family; his family believes
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