Cocoon

[Stepping into the freezing cold pool] “Whoa,

that'll make your ol' ball sack shrivel up.” - Ben

The Plot

•The Home

•The Strangers

•Taking A Risk

•In the Mood

•Come Dancing

•Busted

•Rejuvenation

•Reckless Behavior

•Invitation to Eternity

•Why Stay?

•Breaking Away

Characters

Art Selwyn Bess McCarthy

The Chase

Characters

Ben Luckett Mary Luckett

License to Drive

• Graying and Glasses

• Lines 4-11

• Denial

• “Road signs aren’t made that small.”

• Fostering Independence

• Optimal Aging

• Men and Activity

• Women and Socialization

Grandchildren

• Fun seeker

• Dispenser of Family Wisdom

• Value as Elder

• Immortality Through Clan

• Nostalgia

• Indulgence

Characters

Joe Finley Alma Finley

Love Affair vs. Death

• Failing Health

• Cancer

• Still Active in old age-Value of Exercise

• Stereotypes:

• Emphasized By Feelings of

Youthfulness

• Drinking

• Clubbing,

• Philandering

• Only a few Close Friends

• Marital Bliss Curve

Characters

Bernie Lefkowitz Rosie Lefkowitz

The Nature of Dementia

• Have we Met?

• Confused

• Vegetative

• Inappropriate Behavior

• Care Giving

• Depression

• Denial

• Androgyny

• Conservative

Biological Factors of Aging

Biological Factor Of Aging

Thinning, Graying, Wrinkles

Walkers, Canes, Wheelchairs

Vision, Hearing Loss

Poor Posture

Illness

Cancer, Diabetes

Psychological Factors of

Aging

Psychological Factors of

Aging Happy-Go-Lucky Attitude Towards

Life

Coping Techniques

Problem Focused

Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss

Primary Care Giving

Depression, Denial

Socio-Cultural Aspects of Aging

Socio-Cultural Aspects of Aging

Friendships, Selective, Few

Intimacy, Activity, Entertainment

Influence on Independence

Romance Relationships Revisited

Men Attracted To Looks And Youth

Women Attracted To Money

Patronizing Speech, Infantilism

“Grandpa”, “Old Fogies”

Testosterone,

Testosterone,

Testosterone....

We’re In The Mood For Love

• Art - “I’m in the mood for love…”

•Ben - “You get a load of this guy? He’ll be chasing them dolls till his dick off.”

•Art – “Oh-ho. I’m too old for that kind of thing.”

•Joe – “Aw, age isn’t everything.”

• Art – “No, no.”

•Joe – “Anyway, it’s all up here.”

•Art – “Oh, sure, sure.”

•Ben – “Not all up there pal. Some of its down here. Whoo! Which, by the way, is hard

as a rock.”

•Art – “You too? You got a boner too?”

•Ben – “Blue steel. Cat couldn’t scratch it.”