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Modernity and tradition

             Past and present are like an analogue to the way pain resists language. In other words past is something that refuses to severe its connection with the present. Identity has reduced to be an ambiguous entity.".
             With the help of the above words I would present an argument on the question that I am concerned with. The question arises why at all are these terms important in such a context. Without dishing out interesting details consider the following: -.
             What is "absolutism" in terms of traditions?.
             Why some people feel that living in the tradition is "safe"?.
             What is the social product that emerges out of the interaction of the forces of social inertia and a sudden impulse of change? While thinking on this terms let us get accustomed to what we are dealing with.
             Considering the fact that modernity is a phase of thought or the "spirit of enlightenment rationalism" how does one represent the outcome of the interaction of such a transient agent of history with the cultural monolith (read as tradition) of the country concerned -India. Using the term monolith is inappropriate here since the object of the talk tradition is not a monolithic social structure but it is something that consistently invades the public and the private life spheres of the mass. It operates in the same way that pain afflicts human body. One can feel the pain but never spell it out. This is perhaps because the barriers of the language cannot convey the feeling of pain. The grammar of such a language that can describe pain will contain nothing. In the same way the tradition acts as the constant source of the presence of the past that the present can never ignore. However people have taken into other routes. One is the simple act of starting from the scratch. Talk as if the past as if it was a like a movie leaving behind only powerful memories but nothing of the sort to immobilise you.
             Such escapades can result in more disharmonies, agreeing on the basic premises that the terms tradition and modernity are two antagonistic terms.


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1. Hell-Heaven by Jhumpa Lahiri

Different themes are shown throughout the story: tradition, modernity, culture and identity. The first theme would be tradition vs. modernity. ... These things clearly show how she has stuck to her traditions and roots despite living in a totally different society. ... Modernity, on the other hand, is represented by Pranab who is trying to get out of his Indian traditions and Usha who has grown up in America and hasn't experienced much of the Indian culture. ... The theme of culture and identity also ties into the theme of tradition vs. modernity. ...

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2. Charles Eastman

A huge part of Indian culture has always been their knack for oral tradition. ... Oral tradition is scene in the book From the Deep Woods to Civilization. ... His internal battle represented a battle of tradition versus modernity. His grandmother represented tradition. ... He questions the ways of the Indian, again another conflict with tradition versus Modernity. ...

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3. Charles Eastman

A huge part of Indian culture has always been their knack for oral tradition. ... Oral tradition is scene in the book From the Deep Woods to Civilization. ... His internal battle represented a battle of tradition versus modernity. His grandmother represented tradition. ... He questions the ways of the Indian, again another conflict with tradition versus Modernity. ...

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4. Critique of Modernism and Capitalism

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5. Setting in Midaq Alley by Naquib Mahfouz

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6. Christian Ethics in a Postmodern World

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7. Eight Questions and Responses on Modernism in Literature

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8. Things Fall Apart

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9. Aspects of Modernity

Tradition is a fragile thing in a culture built entirely on the memories of the elders ". "Modernity exists in the form of desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure. There seems to be more of an emphasis on individual freedoms and responsibility compared to past traditions where ones family group and its objectives took far more precedence. ... It is clear from such traditions that the heavy emphasis on the family group's needs over the individual had significant negative...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

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