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The Absolute at Large · Question
How does The Absolute at Large develop the theme of The Role of the Farmer?
Answer
The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek develops The Role of the Farmer across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
Amidst economic chaos, the farmer is portrayed as a pragmatic anchor, refusing to give away goods and maintaining scarcity, thus saving society from total collapse through traditional market instincts.
Farmers are portrayed as the saviors of the economy, resisting the mania for giving away goods and maintaining scarcity through high prices.
Evidence in the book
- XV: Disaster
Farmers are portrayed as the saviors of the economy, resisting the mania for giving away goods and maintaining scarcity through high prices.