the Old Miller
“‘Where’s Beijing?’ We were taken aback by his question, but when we realised he was speaking in earnest we couldn’t help laughing” (67).
“After a moment’s hesitation Luo took up his chopsticks and tasted his first jade dumpling, wearing an expression of polite approval mixed with pity” (72).
The Old Miller represents the masses who are ignorant of anything that is going on in society. When Luo and the narrator say they are from Beijing, he doesn’t even know where that is, he only knows it by the name of Peiping. It connects to “coming of age” because it is a little bit of a smack in the face for the city youths, who live in small villages, but never could know somebody could be so removed. But, when they finally see somebody who is so ignorant, they're shocked to see that it is possible.
The Old Miller represents the masses who are ignorant of anything that is going on in society. When Luo and the narrator say they are from Beijing, he doesn’t even know where that is, he only knows it by the name of Peiping. It connects to “coming of age” because it is a little bit of a smack in the face for the city youths, who live in small villages, but never could know somebody could be so removed. But, when they finally see somebody who is so ignorant, they're shocked to see that it is possible.
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