Gary Blackwood uses “Noah Count and the Arkansas Ark,” to justify his reasoning for giving a theme that states that education is not necessary for something huge to come along. Blackwood does this my using Daddy “Noah” Count. Along with Granny Count, Daddy Count believes that there will be massive amounts of rain coming to cause a flood, conversely everyone thinks there are crazy; “Noah” builds a raft for his family animals. As they survive, He shows the town how right in the mind you can be with no education. Based on details in paragraph twenty-one through twenty-two, Blackwood gives logical information on why his theme is supported. “This whole place’ll be underwater for days and days… Some were sitting up on the roofs of their houses. We waved to them. It was about all we could do,” these sentences show how clever and efficient their raft was in a predicted situation. And with a reader’s prediction, their faces showed an expression of shame and foolishness because they had not listened to them because they were unschooled. …show more content…
But why is this, Blackwood doesn’t express the reasoning behind why the family is not educated, but the town gives an understanding to readers as if they were stupid and didn’t deserve to be treated kindly like others who have been educated. The little boy is portrayed as if he also feels this way. “Lucky for me school was out, or I’d’ve had my hands full, fighting all the boys that would’ve called my Daddy crazy,” to readers this might show how the little boy is tired of have to defend his family and most-likely the little boy hopes it all ends soon. With hope for endless sorrows from the town, the boy hears something that brings glee to his ears. In the middle of the night, the little boy hears thunder and felt the feel of the rain blowing through his window in paragraph