I’d actually never heard of Bret Harte or this story before today, so I went into it not knowing at all what to expect. Overall I’d say that I liked this story. It was cool to see the transition of the settlers’ behavior from rowdy and rough to caring for the infant, whose mother they did not care for. I feel like I’ve read a very similar story to this one, or maybe I’ve seen a loose film or TV adaptation. I’m not sure really, but the story seems familiar- barbarians who change their ways to raise a child. I’ll have to think about that a little bit. I like that the birth of the child gave hope to the settlers, and they seemed to value themselves more after Tommy was born. Once a town where death and violence were commonplace, Tommy gave the men a reason to be civil. I did not enjoy the way the story ended, with Luck dying. However, I did appreciate the irony that water is what brought the gold to the gulches and took the Luck from the settlers.
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