This week we discussed the lives of miners in earlier times. I was personally shocked by the cruel joke that the miner's played on that poor woman who just lost her husband. I didnt think that people could be so mean to a person who just lost their spouse to just get a good laugh. Of course, the miners thought it was funny but did they think about the feelings of the widow? Could they have severley damaged the poor womans feelings?
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I agree that they lacked tact--I don't think it was meant to be a joke, just the matter-of-fact way things were at that time. Someone probably thought it was a funny story after-the-fact...because these were the guys that were chosen to be "diplomatic." I'm not trying to say that people in the mining town didn't have feelings--but I think, in general, they were much more resilient and resigned than we are today. In other words, I wouldn't be surprised if the widow "gave them heck" for the way they handled the situation.
Posted by Prof Knupsky | October 23, 2007 8:13 AM
Posted on October 23, 2007 08:13