The Old Man and His Grandson
Literary Elements
Plot
There once was a old feeble man who could never eat at the table without spilling everywhere. He was living with his son and his wife and they couldn't tolerate him always spilling. So one day they made him take his bowl to the corner behind the stove and eat. The old man would just look at them with tears in his eyes. Still the old man could not meet their standards when he dropped the bowl and broke it then was scolded fiercely. Then one day his grandson started picking up pieces of wood off the ground and when his parents asked what he was doing and he replied saying that he was building a trough for them when they were older. After that the parents realized that what they had done was wrong and moved the old man back to the table and never complained when he spilt.
Old Man
He is a weak feeble old man who can not control his body as well with old age. When he keeps spilling at the table he is sent to the corner but there is nothing he can do except look back with tears in his eyes.
Husband and Wife
Two very hardcore and heartless people they treat the husbands father like he is nothing. They make him eat away from everyone else in the corner and are still not happy with that.
Little Boy
He is a innocent little kid who sees the wrongdoings of his parents and when he starts building a trough for them to eat out of when they are older. When his parents see this it sends a message to them and they allow the old man come eat at the table again.
Theme
The theme of this story is that you need to treat others how you want to be treated no matter what is wrong with them or how frustrating they are. At first the two parents treated the grandfather terrible but when the little kids shows them that he is going to treat them the same way they see what they did wrong and change
Setting
The setting of the play takes place in an older house maybe in the early 1900's because they still use old time stoves, wooden bowls, and the kid talks about making a trough for their parents to eat out of which most kids in modern times don't know what it is.