A Land Remembered Character

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Tobias MacIvery is the husband of Emma and the father of Zech. He moved his family from Georgia in 1858 to the Florida scrub with nothing but a horse drawn wagon, a sack of corn, a sack of sweet potatoes, a few packets of seeds, a shotgun and a few shells, a frying pan, several pewter dishes and forks, and a cast iron pot. For clearing the land in the scrub he had two axes, a broadaxe foot adz, crosscut saw, auger bite, a fro and drawing knife. Thinking about it, this is not much to attempt to start a new life in a place you know nothing about, but Tobias is a very determined man. He’s very tough, loves and cares about his family, and is set on providing and making a good life for him and his loved ones. Every time he is called away to help with the war efforts he is distraught about leaving his family alone to fend for themselves and as soon as he is done he rushes back home to make sure everything is ok. Whatever challenge rose up in his way he did what ever he had to, to conquer it. When his wife Emma passed he was truly saddened and distraught. Not too much longer after Emma passed Tobias fell ill and also passed. Tobias built a great life for Zech with the cattle herd and the orange grove.

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Tobias lived off the land. He traveled all over Florida trading, herding cattle, and then eventually creating an orange grove. Tobias was not afraid of the land; he worked with it, changed with it, and lived with it. He took the Indian’s advice and let his cattle roam free following them where they go eventually accumulating enough to sell and be able to eat better. Tobias also decided to create an orange grove, continuing with his working off of the land and using the land and what it offers to his advantage.

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I believe Tobias feels a strong sense of place at home with his family. Tobias, as I mentioned before, will do anything for his family and everything he does is for his family, to give them a better life. Tobias left everything behind for Zech when he passed away, the cattle, the orange grove, and the property. He gave Zech a better life that he won’t need to figure out for himself like his father did. The legacy I believe he left behind, besides all of the physical aspects, was his kind nature. Tobias was a very kind man, he helped a great deal of people and he left a great impression on every single person he helped. I also think that this quality was passed on to Zech.

I relate to this character because I believe we have much of the same qualities. We both have a strong tie to family and will do anything for them. Both Tobias and I are very caring and kind towards others. When a helping hand is needed we would both do what ever we can for that person, especially if they had done something for us.