The Son from America

In “The Son from America,” Samuel returns to the village of Lentshin after decades away from it. He has not seen his parents since he left, and he arrives with “big plans” to help them and the village. Write a letter from Samuel to his family in New York describing the trip to Lentshin. How might his parents look different to him? What might have changed in the village and what might be the same? How does he feel about the villagers’ contentment with their material wealth?