The story "Gimpel the Fool" is written by Isaac Singer. In the story he writes about a man named Gimpel who goes through life being ridiculed by the people of the town because of his foolish ways. He is considered a fool because he appears to believe everything that is said to him. Even though he knows the truth, he manages to convince himself otherwise. Although he is a good man he never draws a …showed first 75 words of 1424 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1424 total…and being with her. He never lets his heart and mind fill with anger or vengeance. He controls his actions and goes on living and believing in god and that one day he will be with Elka. To me he is a fool by choice. He played the role of a fool throughout all of his life but was a good man through his actions. I could never be the kind of man he is.