Who is Eric from Going to Meet the Man and what is their importance? Going_to_Meet_the_Man English & Literature Eric | Going to Meet the Man

Eric is eight years old. Eric's father is a farmer and he tells Eric that one day the land will all be his. Eric is happy with this thought, believing it is important to own land. Eric's father has a good friend who is immature and who drinks a lot. This friend loses his land because of poor management and his friend, Eric's father, buys it. This friend is lonely, afraid he will die alone and never have all the things that his friend has. For this reason, one afternoon after Eric has been playing alone, exploring the land that will one day be his, the friend lures him into a shed. The friend then breaks Eric's neck even as Eric is promising him he can have all the land he wants.