Wise Old Woman

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Stephen Value can be found in different ways. Physical work is no longer the only way of being useful. You can be important for your intellect, entertainment skills, and experience. In "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson" an old man is neglected for his physical inability. In the "Wise Old Woman" the elderly are deemed useless and banished from the village. Value being found beyond physical work is a theme that is conveyed through both the stories. In "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson" a grandfather is continuously scolded by his own daughter-in-law for being "useless." He is unable to do many things due to old age. His grandson, Misha, notices this and realizes that his parents will end up like this too. He unintentionally teaches the parents that treating the grandfather like this is wrong. Everyone will end up being in that elderly state. You are not a nuisance just because you cannot do any physical work. All in all the parents wrongfully condescend their elderly parent. …show more content…

They are neither useful nor able to work for a living. Anyone over the age of seventy-one must be banished from the village and left in the forest to die." He believed that he will have the best village in Japan without the elderly. However this was not the case. When an evil lord threatens to take over the village he gives them an "impossible" task. To make a thousand ropes of ash. Everyone is completely baffled except for one person, the wise mother. Her experience made the task seem like a simple chore, because of her wisdom, she saved the village without lifting a finger. She did not have to do anything physical. Furthermore, the ban on the elderly was lifted. In conclusion the lord realized the need for elderly, and that physical strength is not the only important

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