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If it is understood that all change is experienced as loss , because previous patterns fulfilled some need , then social reformers might be more understanding and pastoral in their approaches . " The Housebreaker of Shady Hill , " from which John Cheever 's 1958 collection of stories derives its name , is the best example of the author 's use of the Puritan conscience and the pastoral in his fiction . He was charming , supportive and pastoral in his care and concern for me and for the journal . Moreover , Christians must be pastoral in their apologetic practices . In the mean time , a recitative is followed by a beautifully expressive alto aria , pastoral in its feel ( as befits the words that speak of scattering and reaping , though here referring to love and to the soul ) .