Synopsis
The poem is about the differences in the way of life of the older generation and the present generation. A grandchild is asking his grandparents how they lived before modern gadgets like air- conditioners and the telecommunications were invented. The grandparents say that they were ignorant of modern technology and so they lived without them. But, unlike the present generation, they did not have environmental and emotional problems like pollution and stress.
Setting:
Living room in a house
Present day
Themes:
Price of progress
Quality of life
Challenges in life
Greed and materialism
Different times and values
Moral Values:
We must appreciate what we have
Progress and development have advantage and disadvantages
What we have today may not be good for us, health-wise
We must not be greedy as greed can bring about destruction
We should care for the environment
We must not too money-minded or materialist
Categories:
Form 2,
Heir Conditioning,
Poem
