The Peasant Marey

Perspective can be changed by the slightest interaction or thought. “The Peasant Marey” is a perfect example of how interactions that seem insignificant, can in a quick second change a person’s way of thinking. The narrator had lived a pleased life as a young boy. Being the Masters son, peasants were not a big deal to him. He knew they were harmless; however, his views altered when he got older. He later found himself in prison with a chip on his shoulder thinking he was superior compared to his inmates. Since it was “the second day of Easter week” outrageous actions were becoming a free-for-all, as guards were tacitly involved. The narrator saw these “peasants” as disgusting and outcasts. Even when a prisoner muttered “Je hais cec brigands!” (These dirty criminals) he was baffled that someone who he had viewed as a criminal would say that. Suddenly as the narrator was laying
When the narrator describes his time in prison he explains that the peasants were being animals and acting as if they were dehumanized. M____ came up to the narrator and mumbled “Je hais cec Brigands” (these dirty criminals), the narrator was puzzled that a peasant was talking to him and saying those words as he considered that peasant a dirty criminal too. Marey thought these peasants were cold hearted and worthless. The contract of the peasants was first shown when a memory was being told. The narrator remembered a time when he was a young child. He was scared, but not of the peasant. A matter of fact he had felt security when he was with the peasant. Peasant Marey was composed, thoughtful, loving, quit similar to a God like characteristic. When Marey arose to his senses, he realized that these people are acting like this because they are secluded from reality. He saw passed these flaws and understood that all these people are just humans and have the compassion for one