Like Father, Like Son

            In our current book in AIS, The Kentucky Cycle, it is interesting to see that despite Morningstar's (Michael Rowen's wife) best efforts, her son Patrick turned out to be exactly like his father. And as the book progresses the line "like father, like son" is very prevalent because from birth the Rowen family fathers ingrained in their sons a thirst for more land.
            It also seems like Rowen fathers teach their children to be just as ruthless as them because Michael, the founder of the Rowen family, killed many people without a thought, Patrick killed Michael and the man his mother actually loved along with other violent acts. The Rowen family is ruthless because of their ability to kill those in the way of their ambitious quest for more and more land.
           In a way that is still true because like Michael wanted to own the mountains, businesses want to buy put their competition and make tons of money. And that goes along with the American Dream because Michael rose from being an indentured servant to being a some-what wealthy landowner. Many of today's biggest businesses were created in that same way, by people going "from rags to riches".
           And even if they lose it all, they will somehow get it all back too, as was seen in the Kentucky Cycle. That want for money and land was passed down for generations and still holds sway in today's society.