Extra Point: Elders are usually thought of as wise people. However, Mr. White is quite a naïve man who decides not to heed to words of his fellow friend and is not cautious until it is too late. He is the kind of man who realizes he’s made a mistake too late, or who doesn’t think things through.
We see this at the beginning of the story when it says:
"Hark at the wind,” having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late, was amiably desirous of preventing his son from seeing it."
