Intergenerational Gap

on Amy Tan’s Bonesetter’s Daughter

•Afifah Mudawamah

•Laili Najmatuz Z.

•Neltji Stefany Noya

•Selvi Risma Andani

Presented by:

Definition

Cause - Effect

SOLUTIONS

Example in general

Example on novel

Definition

William Safire said; “Generation gap can be a

frustrating lack of communication between young and old that separates cultures within a society”.

CAUSES• Position in the family• Life experience• Lack of communication• Development in

technology (internet, television, etc.)

• Creating uncomfortable atmosphere• Losing sense of affection

among family• Decreasing sense of unity• Regressing the way of

thinking

EFFECTS

Emerging of generation gap

Music Sense

Attitudes

Work ethic

Religious

Political views

1. Bridging technology gapExample: Making family blogsTeaching parent how to use skype and facebook.So that, our parents will be more open to technology and stay connected each other.

2. Improving Social ToleranceEspecially in races and groups that are different from us.

3. Avoiding HypocrisyOlder people who pretend to be morally superior may alienate the younger generation

SOLUTIONS

In 1960s

The War in Southeast Asia, and the rise of

counter-culture hippies with military involvement

in Vietnam as well as the use of drugs were

significant topics of the generation gap of this

era.

In the world

Mother vs Daughter

MindsetLifestyleBehaviorReligious

On the novel

Mindset or PerspectiveThe Character’s Mind-set or

Relationship (Love Things)

Family Things

LULING

Smoking is forbidden thing for woman in LuLing’s era.

Smoking is a kind of usual thing that everybody have their own choice. (freedom)

RUTH

Lifestyle

Evidence on novel : page 140

LuLing: You smoking!Ruth : No I wasn't!LuLing: Still smoking ?Ruth : I'm an American. I have a right to privacy, to

pursue my own happiness, not yours!LuLing: No right! All wrong!Ruth : Leave me alone!LuLing: Why I have daughter like you? Why I live?

Why I don't die long time 'go. You want I die?Ruth : I really don't care.

LULING LuLing proud to be a daughter of

Precious Auntie.(Showing respect to her mother)

“I felt wild and new . . . and if this was bad fate, let it be. I was the daughter of Precious Auntie, a woman who also could not control her desires, who gave birth to me” (Tan, 2001, p. 279).

Ruth tend to against her mother.(Showing rebellion to her mother)

“I am an American. I have a right to privacy, to pursue my own happiness, not yours!”

(Tan, 2001, p. 140).

RUTH

Behavior

LULINGShe is a religious person.

“Almost every hour, I prayed to Jesus and Buddha, whoever was listening. I lighted incense in front of Precious Auntie’s photo; I went to Kai Jing’s grave and was honest with him about my fears.” (p. 272)

(Showing religious side when she prayed for Precious Auntie and her husband)

She is not a religious person.

"We were opposites about cleanliness. Thank God we didn't marry.“ (p. 29)

(She lived together with Art about 4 years without marriage)

RUTH

Religious Value

References

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/the-generation-gaphttps://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Generation_gap.htmlhttp://grandparents.about.com/od/grandparentingtoday/a/BridgingGap.htmhttp://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/cultures_east-west-phylosophy.htmlhttp://www.livescience.com/28823-chinese-culture.htmlhttp://www.everyculture.com/Bo-Co/China.html#ixzz3Kz0d2h9Jhttp://traditions.cultural-china.com/en/214Traditions12270.html