Gimpel The Fool

The two characters that seem to have a variety of aspects in common are Gimpel the fool and the Misfit from, "A Good Man is Hard to Find". These aspects makes them what they are in each of thestories. They are victims of their own beliefs and they don't realize it. Therefore I think the Misfit and Gimpel the fool are victims of their own beliefs.
Let's begin with Gimpel the fool; he says thathe doesn't think of himself as a fool, on the contrary he acknowledges the fact that the kids are taking advantage of him. It makes Gimpel not into a fool, but into some kind of martyr. Also his goodand understanding heart, and the fact that he forgives everyone for what they did to him. For example, at the beginning he said that if someone told him a lie he wouldn't question it, he would justbelieve it. He doesn't care much about himself, he just cares more about not hurting anyone and pleasing them. It gives him pleasure being made a fool.
On the other hand I have the Misfit, who isanother victim of his own beliefs. the question is why? The answer is simple, the Misfit victimizes himself here: he was made to suffer greatly for a reason he doesn't understand But the tricky thing is,he also never denies committing a crime, and he never denies that the papers are evidence that he committed a crime. It's hard to believe in the story that The Misfit is actually innocent, regardlessof whether he killed his father. He kills the grandmother's family in such a casual manner that it seems as if he's used to murder.  I figure he commits crimes because it is the only thing in hislife that gives any pleasure.
Therefore I conclude that the Misfit and Gimpel the Fool are both victims of their own beliefs. In one hand I have the Misfit that beliefs that there is nothing wrong withkilling. And in the other I have Gimpel the fool that beliefs that the way to get to heaven is by being made a fool. The sad problem is that they both recognize they are wrong but don't do anything...