What Does One's A Heifer Mean
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The significance of the statement “People tend to see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear” to the short story “One’s a Heifer” is in regards to how the boy interprets the events occurring in the story. He is absolutely positive that he sees his two calves walk into the shed with Mr. Vickers cows, even though that is not the case. This can be explained by the boy’s need to find those calves and be the man in his family since his uncle is ill. “My uncle was laid up that winter with sciatica…” (Ross 191). With his uncle on bed rest, the boy sees retrieving the yearlings as a way to demonstrate his success at being a man. Furthermore, the boy believes Mr. Vickers is not entirely sane and is trying to steal his calves. “I remembered