▁at ▁her ▁face ▁one ▁can ▁see ▁straight ▁into ▁her ▁nost r ils , ▁like ▁a ▁p ig . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁Je eter ▁is ▁still ▁attract ed ▁to ▁her . ▁She ▁does ▁some ▁pre aching ▁and ▁pray ing ▁for ▁everyone ’ s ▁s ins , ▁and ▁then ▁propos es ▁marriage ▁to ▁D ude . ▁However , ▁D ude ▁is ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁her ▁offer ▁of ▁letting ▁him ▁drive ▁the ▁new ▁autom obile ▁that ▁she ▁anticip ates ▁purch asing ▁than ▁in ▁actually ▁marry ing ▁her . ▁B ess ie ▁then ▁goes ▁home ▁to ▁her ▁h ov el ▁to ▁ask ▁God ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁she ▁and ▁D ude ▁should ▁get ▁married . ▁ ▁Je eter ▁has ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁plot ▁of ▁land ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁born , ▁and ▁even ▁though ▁his ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁continues ▁to ▁decl ine ▁until ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁begin ▁to ▁star ve , ▁Je eter ▁stub born ly ▁ref uses ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁better ▁life ▁for ▁himself ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁mill . ▁Such ▁a ▁life , ▁he ▁ins ists , ▁would ▁be ▁impossible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁live . ▁ ▁Al ong side ▁Je eter ’ s ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁far ming ▁the ▁land ▁is ▁his ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁im min ent ▁death . ▁Ada ▁as ▁well ▁is ▁fix ated ▁on ▁her ▁death , ▁but ▁their ▁mor bid ity ▁does ▁not ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁l ament ation ▁or ▁self - p ity . ▁Ada ' s ▁main ▁concern ▁is