Yoshiko Uchida The Wise Old Women Analysis

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As one goes on through life and gets older, one gains more knowledge and wisdom. This is the lay of the land in Yoshiko Uchida’s “The Wise Old Women.” In this folktale, a cruel young lord decrees anybody over the age of seventy-one and demands them off to the mountains to die. From beginning to end of this tale, the theme that elders should be respected is revealed through the conflict and resolution.