Is Gimpel a Fool? In “Gimpel the Fool,” the main character, Gimpel, developed into a very strong person mainly because of the way people treated him. He begins as a strong person, but grows stronger and stronger as his life continues. Everybody in Gimpel’s town thinks he is a gullible fool, but they’re the fools. When people tell him outrageous things, he doesn’t always believe them. What he does believe is that nothing is impossible. When they tell him things that seem false, he thinks they are lies but he acts like he believes anyway. It’s like he’s trying to keep them entertained or happy. It’s like they are all childr