In this parable, an interesting aspect, as Lerner points out, is the discrepancy between reality and what Tosun originally depicts the village as.\u00a0 It is almost ironic that despite trying to avoid a contrived interview by attempting to interview the poorest among them, Tosun still views the village with his own prejudices towards them.\u00a0 Although Tosun’s mistakes may have made the conclusions that Lerner drew easier to come by. What Lerner is really getting at is the modernization of the village.\u00a0 He studied how the village was shifting away from a traditional society towards the modern world.\u00a0 He saw the grocer as an agent of this change, that was suppressed by the old, the chief.\u00a0 The other villagers went along with this out of fear of the chief but deep down they understood that the grocer was the “clever” one by playing the change.\u00a0 I found the final paragraph most interesting after the change had occurred Lerner no longer could find what he needed there, despite his previous obsession.\u00a0 The time had passed for his “ancient” village, it no longer was any use to his studies but only a a point of propaganda for the new party in charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this parable, an interesting aspect, as Lerner points out, is the discrepancy between reality and what Tosun originally depicts the village as.\u00a0 It is almost ironic that despite trying to avoid a contrived interview by attempting to interview the … Continue reading