The Role of Age in Today's Society
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I think the book had a good range of older folks living different types of lives.
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Depending on the context I agree with you. This is a very back and forth situation largely because of the societal and technological changes in the last couple decades.crediblereading2 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 17:18 I find that in today's world, older persons are sometimes underrated and discriminated against. Younger folks should always remember that older folks are sometimes better equipped with experience, knowledge, and intelligence than they are.
Perspective and heritage are two aspects older generations have that I tend to value pretty highly (with grains of salt as needed when you're from the South like myself). Other things like how we communicate with each other are so vastly different that there's a gap even between the Millennials and Gen-X'ers.
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This is a great point! I think that a good portion of this book was catered towards an older generation (for good reason) - I did not originally pickup on the analogy of the pitbull being something that the elderly have a bias against, but I think you are correct.britt13 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2018, 19:15 I thought about this quite frequently. I felt some things felt a bit stuffy to me and I realized that may be because this book would speak better to someone older. I talked to my husband about the chapter where the Pitbull attacks Vince and his sweet little Corgi, and he (my husband) pointed out that the older generation have a lot of bias against Pitbulls. That is just one example of many that I noticed.
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I do agree! Different generations should be more open to older, AND newer generations because we all have something to learn from each other.Britteney wrote: ↑10 Mar 2018, 19:01 Our elders has taught us many thing from how to take care of our selves to all about Life... They have been our greatest role models and passed down knowledge that cant be taught in a classroom. We should honor our elders and show them the same curtesy that they have shown us...
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I too had this same thought while reading this book - we all need to show a little more compassion and patience, because we will all be on the other side eventually.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑28 Mar 2018, 18:43 Unfortunately, the book is realistic in it's depiction of how the elderly are treated. I admit I am guilty myself of impatience in dealing with the feeble old. A sobering thought is that one day soon, I will be at the receiving end.
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Although I do believe the elderly are equipped with more, and different intelligence/knowledge, that knowledge may not necessarily be better. Of course I am playing devils advocate - but at any point do you think the younger generation may have a similar amount of knowledge to offer? Do knowledge and wisdom always intertwine?crediblereading2 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 17:18 I find that in today's world, older persons are sometimes underrated and discriminated against. Younger folks should always remember that older folks are sometimes better equipped with experience, knowledge, and intelligence than they are.
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I think it can be looked on from another perspective too. If the younger generation was placed in the role taken in Final Notice, there'd be hints of that same disparaging theme. The younger generation is frequently thought of as foolish and naive and generally treated with little to no consideration for their opinions or input.
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