In this short story, a vindictive landowner torments his daughter's family by repeatedly selling the pastureland that his son-in-law's cattle need to survive. In the process, he ruins his relationship with his favorite granddaughter. "A View of the Woods" questions the moral authority of modernism and progress, pointing out that progress is not always ethical and can be used to rationalize materialism and cruelty.
This short story is found in the short story collection: *Everything That Rises Must Converge.*
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