There are many fascinating stories that will bring your heart inside. “The Wise Old Woman” is a folktale retold by Yoshiko Uchida, which will bring your heart into the door ways of reading. The elderly are very wise, so everyone should respect their elders. They can help out in many ways, that people don’t understand like in this tale. This story is about a village where seniors over the age of 71 will have to die in the mountains because they are thought to have no intelligence by the lord. A farmer breaks this rule by bringing her aged 71 year old mother back from the mountains because he realized how much he cherished her. He hides his mother under his house, bringing her food and water for over two years without telling anyone in the village.
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The farmers deadly actions for his mother showed how much he loved his dear mother. One way the theme is developed is through the character’s actions. The lord made deadly actions by banishing the elders 71 years or older. He did not respect or realized the elders wisdom. He wanted a young healthy village without the old broken down elder. It states in paragraph 5, “‘What a fine village of young, healthy, and hard-working people I have,’ he bragged.” I can infer that he feels like the elderly have no business here and that they have no wisdom. He wants good-looking people to be in his village. It states in paragraph 2, “‘I have no use for old people in my village’, he said haughtily.‘They are neither useful nor able to work for a living.” He thought they were of no use and they could not help any of the village problems. He is the opposite of a farmer who took his mother to the mountains to die because of the bad decree, but instead of leaving her there, he brought her home at night. The whole village thought the farmer's mother was brutally dying in the mountains His actions saved an elder mom. The farmer truly respects his elders for their wisdom. His elderly mom dropped twigs behind his son so he wouldn’t get lost getting back home which is very smart and thoughtful of her. It states in paragraph 11, “mother breaking off small twigs from the trees that they passed”. The mother says this to her son,“ I am just
The farmers deadly actions for his mother showed how much he loved his dear mother. One way the theme is developed is through the character’s actions. The lord made deadly actions by banishing the elders 71 years or older. He did not respect or realized the elders wisdom. He wanted a young healthy village without the old broken down elder. It states in paragraph 5, “‘What a fine village of young, healthy, and hard-working people I have,’ he bragged.” I can infer that he feels like the elderly have no business here and that they have no wisdom. He wants good-looking people to be in his village. It states in paragraph 2, “‘I have no use for old people in my village’, he said haughtily.‘They are neither useful nor able to work for a living.” He thought they were of no use and they could not help any of the village problems. He is the opposite of a farmer who took his mother to the mountains to die because of the bad decree, but instead of leaving her there, he brought her home at night. The whole village thought the farmer's mother was brutally dying in the mountains His actions saved an elder mom. The farmer truly respects his elders for their wisdom. His elderly mom dropped twigs behind his son so he wouldn’t get lost getting back home which is very smart and thoughtful of her. It states in paragraph 11, “mother breaking off small twigs from the trees that they passed”. The mother says this to her son,“ I am just