DJ's family isn't very grateful for all of the work she puts into the farm. On top of all of her daily chores she has to do to keep the cows alive and healthy, her family is always complaining about the things she isn't doing. Her mother and Father are always complaining about her poor grades and are always adding new jobs for her to complete. In addition to the second haying on her birthday, her mother asks if someone can mow the lawn. This may not seem like a big deal, but DJ is practically running the farm by herself. DJ states "That hung there in the kitchen for a while. You could hear Dad thinking that his hip was still mending and Curtis thinking he had baseball and me thinking that since I do every other damn thing around here, maybe someone could take the tiniest bit of responsibility and do it themselves" (93). DJ is forced to think of her family's best interests and she cannot voice her opinions. Her position forces her to be passive. I don't think that I could handle the pent up anger that DJ has, I think she's going to explode.
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