gimpel
...w that the things that people said to him were foolish but he went along with them anyway because he felt that he had nothing to lose. “To tell the truth I knew very well that nothing of the sort had happened, but all the same, as folks were talking, I threw on my wool vest and went out.” Gimpel chose to be laughed at, as opposed to cause harm or offense. Gimpel was an honest man that trusted everyone. “Everything is possible, as it is written in the Wisdom of the Fathers.” He felt as though anything could happen and chose not to doubt anyone. He was told some of the most outlandish tales that any man with common sense could distinguish as either fact or fiction. Gimpel chose to ignore common sense and decided to trust what people said to him. He chose to fulfill his role as the “fool”. As foolish as he may have been, Gimpel was faithful. By this I mean his character did everything he could to hold on to his marriage. He worked in the bakery during the day and slept there at night to provide for his family. His initial plans for getting married didn’t quite work out as he had planned. “But when you’re married the husband’s the master, and if that’s all right with her it’s agreeable to me too.” Gimpel thought that by getting married he would become the authoritarian of his household. Elka proved him wron...