Mae pilots the tractor on her own.Mae and Willard cross paths like two passing ships in the night.The tough life of a farmer shows in Mae’s face, who actually says she’s more of a “farmer’s wife” than a farmer.Instead of waiting around for hr husband, Maes often leads the way.Even when they are together, they are apart, in someway. Their work requires they help each other, though.On the farm, Mae is her husband’s equal, but outside the farm, society thinks otherwise.
