This issue is directly interconnected with the fast changing world. It was hard for Christopher to assimilate all the inventions and changes around his environment. As a result narrow-mindedness and isolation from society, Christopher only complicated the assimilation and intensified the despair of the fact that he lost part of his fishing rights. He did not want to hear other opinions and was steadfast in his convictions. "They could not build, never, he thought calmly; I have my rights, I and my son. " (Schubnell 646). It is unfair to say that it is unfavorable when a person can defend his point of view. Having a personal point of view indicates that the person is independent. Nevertheless, Christopher went too far in his judgments. He literally isolated himself and disinclined to interact with the external world. Without cooperation, the mutual understanding will never appear. .
The rapid development in science and technology might have been new for some people and these people were usually isolated and closed to any changes indeed. In the same way, Christopher did not want to understand other people who needed electricity or goods. He did not think about it, so it is understandable that nobody wanted to show support for him. "He had been overruled It was then that Christopher could no longer remain tight lipped and calm, and he shouted, leaning forward across the table, that he demanded his right " (Schubnell 646). He was unreasonably rude during the speech when he shouted that nobody could understand the sense of rivers when in fact, nobody was guilty in the construction. By shouting at people, he only ruined his reputation and deepened his despair and his violent struggle for the rights is patently not the way out. "The stars seemed strange and distant, the night wind heavy and oppressive, and even the smell of the water was distasteful. ˜I will never be able to live here,' the fisherman thought.