A Comparison of Generational Conflicts in The Kiss and Marriage Is a Pr

Generational Conflicts in The kiss and Marriage Is a Private Affair As a familys rake develops, there may be app arnt differences in the way of thinking, attitude, and reverence to tradition between the generations. These differences or developments open fire either build up friction between generations, or in some cases ultimately be restored the discord between other generations. two Julia Alvarezs contemporary short story, The Kiss, and Chinua Achebes true Marriage Is a Private Affair reveal the encounter that can erupt when one generation of a family diverges from its traditional or family values. Both accounts display differences in the way of thinking of the conflicting parties and touch upon the grammatical construction of healing their generation gap by offering some winsome of appeasement. There is the major theme portrayed in both stories. In each, there is a forbidden marriage that comes about as a result of boorren disagreeing with and hence reb elling against the traditional customs or values of their family. The major protagonist in each account coincidentally is the father who goes to keen extents to estrange the rebellious offspring. Despite the fact that each story is pen within a different era and culture, they both exhibit the ascendant male figure as the family head, with very little or no input on what is right for the family from any other member. The paternal figures are strongly opinionated and do non waver from what they believe should be the proper behavior of their children, resulting in conflicts between Papi and Sofia, and Okeke and Nnaemeka. Foreshadowing of the main conflict in The Kiss is evident when Papi cautions his daughters by exclaiming, I do not want ... ...s in real life situations, the birth of a child or in this case grandchildren, brings about pacification to feelings of dissension. The celebration of a new life, therefore, is far more important than any scuffle that talent have hindered previous marital relationships, and both Achebe and Alvarez have proved this with their own unique styles. Works Cited Achebe, Chinua. Marriage Is s Private Affair. Literature. 5th ed. Ed. Robert DiYanni. in the altogether York McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002. 253-257. Alvarez, Julia. The Kiss. Literature. 5th ed. Ed. Robert DiYanni . New York McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002. 488-495. Atwood, Margaret. Happy Endings. Literature. 5th ed. Ed Robert DiYanni. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002. 496-499.