Gimpel The Fool By Issac Bashevis Singer

What is an economist? An economist is the main provider of the household that establishes and maintains the rules of the household. In literary works, we can see who the economist of the households are and their mistakes to better understand what it means to be a good economist vs a bad one. In “Gimpel the Fool”, “Everyday Use”, and “Where are you going, Where have you been”, the economists show the importance of love when facing deception in the managing of the household.
In “Gimpel the Fool” by Issac Bashevis Singer, Gimple is constantly being deceived but that doesn’t stop him from growing as an economist with the help of love. His wife Elka lies to him about the parentage of the children and about her cheating on him. Though he had a choice to cause an uproar which would have led everyone to accept that Elka was cheating on him he stops because of the love he feels for the child. He fails in a sense
In Connie’s household she did not start off as the economist Connie’s dad, “Didn’t bother talking much to them” (390) showing a lack of love from the main economist in the household. She hangs out with boys and lies about it to her mom. In some moments she feels bad about her deception, “Connie thought, that it was maybe cruel to fool her [mom] so much” (391). Although she didn’t have a very good connection with her mom she still cried out for her in her time of need. Connie starts to change into the economist when Arnold friend shows up at her house. Arnold friend told her, “You come out here nice like a lady and give me your hand, and nobody gets hurt” (399). He forces her to grow up as the economist by making her choose in going with him or staying and have him hurt her family. In this moment, Connie as the new economist of the household chooses to protect her family by leaving with Arnold