Homeplace

Homeplace The Downfall of Modernization “The grass is always greener on the other side” is a common quote spoken by many. What most people don’t know, is the full concept of what that saying means. In “Homeplace”, Sanders explains just the opposite of the quote’s definition while preaching about the pleasures of the confines of one’s home and homeland. With numerous exemplifications, Sanders tries to stress the concept that remaining in one area throughout a person’s life makes the world a better place, and an individual more respectable. Sanders says that “people who root themselves in places” are much more likely to “know and care for those places” than are “people who root themselves in ideas.” But are not ideas just figments of our imagination waiting to be carried out by their creator' Ideas can and will change, and it seems as if this is what Sanders is emphasizing. Perhaps Dickens, a famous author, best reinforces this theory when he wrote, “An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.” There are many methods that Sanders uses to oppose his reader’s opinions to moving. One of homeplace, one, sanders, moving, world, people, side, physical, much, know, ideas, being, area, without, themselves, staying, spoken, spiritual, someone, sense, says, root, roads, readers, quickly, problem, places, once, never, misses, makes, life, land, just, homeland