When faced with Yonatan at the door, Sergei made judgments about Yonatan “some kid with a ring in his ear . . . comes knocking. Hard like that—rapping at his door”(Keret 5). Sergei demonstrates his intolerance with these judgments, as he does not approve Yonatan’s way of dressing and his way of speaking. Yonatan’s “rapping” is difficult to understand because of Sergei’s inability to understand fluent Hebrew. His inability not only causes him to turn down Yonatan without understanding the situation, it later creates a false accusation against Yonatan, which ultimately leads to him killing his visitor. On the other hand, Yonatan disregarded Sergei’s background and situation when trying to interview him; Sergei does not like attention and hates it when people come to his house and interrupt him. Despite being told no several times, Yonatan forced his way into the house and was “already making his movie, running his camera without any permission”(Keret 6). Sergei’s experience as a kid causes him to hate visitors, and Yonatan did not respect this as he went along with his normal activity without considering the environment and culture he was in. The people of Jaffa do not visit each other and stand on each other’s doorstep. Yonatan’s actions not only upsets Sergei, it demonstrates Yonatan’s intolerance to adapt to his environment and his respect for surrounding culture. Through their interaction, they gain mutual respect for each other’s cultural differences; Sergei accepting others and Yonatan being able to obtain a new experience from his
When faced with Yonatan at the door, Sergei made judgments about Yonatan “some kid with a ring in his ear . . . comes knocking. Hard like that—rapping at his door”(Keret 5). Sergei demonstrates his intolerance with these judgments, as he does not approve Yonatan’s way of dressing and his way of speaking. Yonatan’s “rapping” is difficult to understand because of Sergei’s inability to understand fluent Hebrew. His inability not only causes him to turn down Yonatan without understanding the situation, it later creates a false accusation against Yonatan, which ultimately leads to him killing his visitor. On the other hand, Yonatan disregarded Sergei’s background and situation when trying to interview him; Sergei does not like attention and hates it when people come to his house and interrupt him. Despite being told no several times, Yonatan forced his way into the house and was “already making his movie, running his camera without any permission”(Keret 6). Sergei’s experience as a kid causes him to hate visitors, and Yonatan did not respect this as he went along with his normal activity without considering the environment and culture he was in. The people of Jaffa do not visit each other and stand on each other’s doorstep. Yonatan’s actions not only upsets Sergei, it demonstrates Yonatan’s intolerance to adapt to his environment and his respect for surrounding culture. Through their interaction, they gain mutual respect for each other’s cultural differences; Sergei accepting others and Yonatan being able to obtain a new experience from his