# The Role of the Farmer in The Absolute at Large

> Theme guide for The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek.

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.

## Where it surfaces

- [XV: Disaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_absolute_at_large_se/chapters/xv-disaster): Farmers are portrayed as the saviors of the economy, resisting the mania for giving away goods and maintaining scarcity through high prices.

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