Intelligence can be interpreted in many different ways, whether it is in school, work, or at home. Cleverness can be used to solve a problem or a crisis. Mai Vo-Dinh, in her story "The fly" uses a young boy to represent perspicacity. The young boy uses that perspicacity to get out of a crisis. He utilizes this intelligence to trick a rich man which results in resolving his family's problem. The young boy's intelligence is …showed first 75 words of 389 total…

…showed last 75 words of 389 total…him into admitting that he made a promise, and accepting the promise from him. The rich man was fooled by the child several times, which leads to solving his dilemma of paying off a debt. The intelligence of the boy saves the whole family, financially by scamming the old man in many ways. The young boy uses his sharpness to figure out a way to get out of this crisis by tricking the rich man.