Based on this excerpt, the author would argue that life in the mountains simple and satisfying. The idyllic way they describe the setting, with gentle wind and beautiful light of the sun shows that it would be a breathtaking place to live. Also, the emotional attachment of the main character to living in the mountains shows that the author thinks it is a desirable scenario.
Barren seems like the best work for stark.
In <em>A Raisin in the Sun</em>, Ruth has several internal conflicts. She and her husband are not well economically, and she even wonders if she should have an abortion because they cannot support their son Travis. What helps solve one of her internal conflicts is the new house, since it represents a hope for a better future.
