Gudu Kassa

The refusal of both the powerful and powerless to listen to new ideas, and to entertain the possibility that maybe the status quo could and should be changed and improved is seen in the way Kassa DamTe, a noble by birth, is marginalized and labeled by the rich and poor alike. Kassa, who is referred to as Gudu Kassa for his progressive thoughts, explains to Bezabih “ Ayeh ? ketelemedew liyu ye hone hulu inde gud metayetu inkwa minim bihon ayQerim. Bicha yemiyasazinew ya ketelemedew liyu bemehonu gud yetebalew, liyunetu bemelkam weyis bekifu menged mehonun mamezazen bemaychil hizb mehakel menoru, melkamu ke kifu, yemiTeQmew kemigodaw sayley, ketelemdew liyu bemehonu bicha hulum bandinet tafino teshefino indihu meQretu new. Ketelemedew yeteleye melkam hasab weyim melkam sira, legizew inkwa bayagelegil, gizew siders indiyagelegil, teTebiQo, tesheshigo yemiQoy bihon, kasabiw weyim keseriw gar abro yemayalf bihon melkam neber” (p 369).