describe the country
inspector
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The County Inspector is a mechanic who fixes Margie’s mechanical teacher when the lessons are too difficult for her. He is described as a “round little man with a red face and whole box of tools with dials and wires.” Although he is just the repairman, he has a level of empathy and understanding that the mechanical teacher does not and actually seems to be exactly what Margie needs in an educator. He understands that the lesson is too difficult for Margie and adjusts it accordingly to the appropriate level, making sure to still encourage Margie so that she doesn’t feel like a failure. He also has an emotional warmth that Margie’s computerized teacher lacks. While the mechanical teacher—which is a “large and black and ugly” screen—just bombards Margie with test after test, the County Inspector smiles pleasantly, pats Margie on the head, and communicates with both Margie and her mother about Margie’s work in the classroom. Besides showing the drawbacks of technological progress on a social and emotional level, the role of the County Inspector also suggests that even though the story’s futuristic society relies on computers, these machines are not autonomous and are still maintained by humans.