Abuelito Who Poem

“The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” and “Abuelito Who” compare and contrast Literary Analysis’ Almost every folk tale and poem express a universal theme or central idea, which are found in “The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson” and “Abuelito Who.” The two literary works share the writing attributes of characters and the message that the readers receive from the passage, but , they are both categorized under two different genres. The reason why the characters in “The Old Grandfather and his Little Grandson” and “Abuelito Who” are extremely similar is because they both are described with identical characters. Also, their universal themes happen to disseminate the exact same moral, while the authors wrote them in two dissimilar writing styles.

The novels "Medicine Bag" by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, "A Celebration of Grandfathers'' by Rudolfo Anaya, and "Abuela Invents the Zero. " by the author Judith Ortiz Cofer are all similar in their respective ways, the author's intention in these stories is to create a visualization of a relationship between a teenager and a grandfather. Throughout these stories, there are diverse interactions that evaluate the teenager's opinions on the grandfather, likewise with the grandfather; his demeanor is changed ever so slightly as the teenager changes. The relationship varies from book to book, for example, in "Medicine Bag'' the wide-eyed grandchild's relationship with his grandfather is to be described as uneasy. The grandchild Martin is to be unexpectedly met by his Native-American grandfather.

in this ethnic group. · The Appalachian culture is dominantly patriarchal. The women and men both of this culture have roles. The males of the family tend to make the major decisions in the family; however the women have a strong influence on the family too. The women are the nurturer of the family and provide care at home.

The elderly are a largely growing population but they are treated as a minority group. They are placed in assisted living care for numerous reasons such as convenience, health issues, and distress of the informal caregiver. Although assisted living may seem like the best situation for our aging society the movie suggests that this may not be the case. There are many special instances that the elderly have to deal with, such as elder abuse and fraud, as depicted in the movie. Further investigation must be applied in order to limit the number of events like those of Joan Boice, Merle, and George

It is apparent that the grandmother practices older traditions when compared to the other members of her family,

Wagoner’s parents were kind and respectful to people all their lives. One example of this is when the author literally states in Their Bodies, “They had been kind to others all their lives and believed in being useful” (Wagoner 2.4-5). This shows that he believes they were kind to many people. This leads to Wagoner concluding his poem in the fashion, “If you’re not certain which ones are theirs, be gentle to everybody” (Wagoner 3.3-4). This means, the author, since his parents were kind during their lives, wants others to be kind and respectful to everyone.

Considering my age, it wasn’t a topic that crossed my mind frequently. By the end of Cowley’s essay I didn’t have empathy for older people, but rather compassion and a sense of understanding. Cowley’s ability to familiarize me with an 80 year old’s perspective as a college student was enough to convince me that Cowley’s essay was effective in communicating his point. Cowley develops argumentation through multiple lenses including the personal physical and psychological conflicts as well as societal behavior towards elderly people and how this treatment, good or bad, is perceived by old

The Power of Hope Gary Soto brings the impoverished, crime filled streets of the Mexican-American communities where he grew up to life by “evoking the harsh forces that often shape the life for Chicanos” (“‘Gary Soto’: Poetry Foundation” p. 1). He combines an archetypal young love poem with the concept of poverty to create the powerful poem: “Oranges” (1985). Soto also works with the notion of old age and the importance of life in his somber poem: “The Seventieth Year” (1986).

" The grandchild knows his or her grandfather so closely and knows how he feels. This is the comparison between folktales and poems about theme and character

His son marries, and the narrator and his wife age further, and the transition into old age is complete with the death of the narrator’s father-in-law. Between these events we can see large shifts in attitudes and ideas, as well as health and well-being. These factors provide clear character evolution within the

Would you go out of your way to insult your grandfather? Probably not, but chances are, you have. The elderly have been around the longest out of all of the populus of our planet, yet we often view them as weak, worn, and unfit for anything that requires mental or physical prowess, this notion is false, and unfounded. It’s important to recognize this as a fallacious bias and to remove it from our stock of beliefs in order to be a well informed and welcoming society. There is much evidence opposing this claim which must be taken into account, and once it is, it becomes clear that the idea that the elderly are weak and pathetic is nothing but a cruel stereotype placed on them by years of misunderstanding and harsh generalization.

This neglect can be measured by the elders voice not being heard, by the health professional making assumptions based on what they believe the elder wants and needs and also due to the fact that, as found within studies, many younger health professionals have agesist beliefs that prevent them from working with the aging population in the first place as they have reported “older adults to be too depressing”.(Chonody & Wang,2014) An elders voice not being heard speaks to the belief that older people have the characteristics of helplessness, vulnerability and frailty and are therefore “in need of protection” (Harbison et al.2012), this so called protection we give our elders does not help, but rather

The literary elements in this poem add to the effect the poem has on the reader, which can be different for everyone, but it makes the reader reflect on their own life and how kindness has changed

Health care practitioners most see things from the older person’s perspectives by showing compassion when delivering care to the patient along side emotional support

1. We do not want to increase the 500,000 older people who went missing each year in China because of being neglected and abused. CONCLUSION I. We need to care for the elderly and change our attitude towards them. II. Do not isolate them from the community by including them in our lives or else there will be an increase in the suicide rate and homeless