"The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster." pg33

"Well, there's a president of the bank. There's a board of directors. I'll fill up the magazine of the rifle and go to the bank." pg 38

The bank takes land away from them and they begin to despise the bank. These quotes show there is some conflict with the farmers and the bank. They believe that everything the bank does is intended to make their lives worse. They have this image of banks being extremely greedy monsters with the main intent it to soak them dry. The view the banks as monsters that need to be stopped. They believe that what the bank is doing wrong.