How Does The Cowboys Affect The Quality Of Food

Many people think of food affecting physical qualities and attributes of a person, but not everyone realizes that food can have quite a large impact on mental and emotional states and qualities as well. This can be seen in both the article titled, "The Cowboy's Home on Wheels," and the poem titled, "The U-S-U Range," as the cowboys featured in these selections reflect the quality of their meals with their actions and emotions. The author of "The Cowboy's Home on Wheels" and the poet of "The U-S-U Range" both emphasize how the quality of food has an impact on the cowboys' morale by explaining the differences in the food served and by highlighting the negative emotions toward poor food qualities.

To begin with, the author of, "The Cowboy's Home on Wheels," emphasizes

In the poem, the poet writes, "You work hard all day and come in at night,; And turn your horse loose, for they say it's all right,; And set down to supper and begin to complain; Of the chuck that you eat in the U-S-U Range" (The U-S-U Range 23-26). In this section of the poem, the author is showing that the cowboy is complaining about the poor quality of food served on the U-S-U range. The poet continues later to show how the cowboy seems annoyed about the food. This is important to the text because it shows why the cowboy shown in the poem is annoyed at the U-S-U range and it shows how the food quality is different from the food quality presented in, "The Cowboy's Home on Wheels." This is also important to the reader because it strengthens the idea that better food qualities can improve the effectiveness and the emotional state of cowboys when they are at work. As previously stated, the negative emotions toward the poor food quality on the U-S-U Range emphasize how the quality of food can affect the cowboys'