In four pages aging is the central focus of this paper in terms of its thematic depiction of aging in the story. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.
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"another country". The basic premise of the author is that entering old-age is different, unknown, scary - all similar to going to a foreign country. The language is
different, the smells are different, the landscape is different, and therefore dealing with old-age doesnt just happen but is a process of becoming acclimated to this new "land".
In a very interesting and profound way, this author reveals various significant themes in relation to aging, and discusses at length how each
impacts the process of adjusting to this new reality. I will review five of these themes and how they relate to the idea of aging. Five themes which
are included in Another Country are: another country (the metaphor used for aging), Grandparenting, going from a communal to an individualistic culture, how psychology divides the generations, and how
fear divides the generations. While the author speaks about many other issues as well, I found these the most significant in terms of the subject matter.
First is the title of the book itself, Another Country, which refers to the completely strange place which older people find themselves upon entering
old-age (Pipher, 2000, ch. 1). Its certainly not what many had imagined, and among the greatest of differences is that they find themselves not being able to be self-sufficient
(Pipher, 2000). Furthermore, they find that instead of being happy and carefree, they are isolated, alone, and perhaps no where even near their children and/or grandchildren who have likely
moved away (Pipher, 2000, ch. 1). They feel unprepared to handle the struggles which come with old-age, and feel a loss of independence since they require more help to