character sketch of the old man from chapter the refugee (oxford chapter)
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Explanation:We often take one or two key themes out of a story and establish an essential question. The Refugees is definitely about survival and bravery from the refugee point of view, but it is also about the courage of those not directly affected, the courage to step up and make a change.
Pearl S. Buck points out that life is very difficult for refugees and that they encounter many difficulties and barriers in life with bravery. This short story shows the importance of food and hardships in refugees life through various incidents. In the Story we see that the refugees worked for low wages in order to fulfil their needs, and their uncontrollable hunger made them eat the seeds that they kept for planting, and they did whatever they could. The author compares these refugees to dead people who looked so exhausted and faint. Due to the flood, the old man had lost his son and daughter in law. Owing to the flood, refugees’ lives became economically unstable. The refugee’s primary need was to fill their hunger. In this short story, the old man wasn’t aware of the next meal of the day, so he was saving it for future needs. He should have used a silver coin to relieve his hunger. His thinking of saving the silver coin reveals a futuristic vision, and he wants to satisfy the appetite of many for the coming days. Through this, he will rebuild a better future for the refugees.