The Wise Old Woman By Leo Tolstoy

How do you feel about disrespect to elderly? Well, it happens all the time. In “The Old Grandfather And His Little Grandson,” by Leo Tolstoy, a grandfather is mistreated by his own son and daughter-in-law. In “The Wise Old Woman,” by Yoshiko Uchida, many elderly are sent away at the age of seventy one. In these two stories a young lord and two parents come to a realization in life.
The parents in the “Old Grandfather And The Little Grandson” do not let the grandfather eat at the table because he is so sloppy. On page 488 line 7, he breaks a bowl and the parents scold him and make him use a wooden dish. Knowing that he cannot do much, they force him to sit in the corner and do not pay him any attention. A few days later, the parents see that their son, Misha, is making something on the floor. “What are you making, Misha?” his father asks on page 488 line 13. In line 15 Misha says that he is making a …show more content…
They are neither useful or able to make a living.” The lord then makes a harsh and cruel decree. All the people in the village that are age 71 and older must be taken into the mountains to die. After a while, there are fewer and fewer old people in the village. This pleases the young lord. One day another lord gives him a challenge and says on page 494 line 63, “Bring me one thousand ropes of ash, and I will spare your village.” The son of the wise old woman, whom is now hidden under his kitchen, tells her of the challenge that the other lord has decreed. She gives an answer to the challenge as if it were but a simple task. After being confronted by two more challenges and the wise old woman solving them, the young lord asks the son from where he got his knowledge. He then admits to hiding his mother under his kitchen. The young lord then comes to his realization. The old people in the village are wise and should not be sent to the mountains to