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How do the two stories 'Smoke' and 'The First Party' show the conflict between the traditional and modern values of an Indian society?
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Q. How do the two stories 'Smoke' and 'The First Party' show the conflict between the traditional and modern values of an Indian society? of old age tradition being forced onto the younger generation. The present generation struggle to balance their teachings and their new ideas Ans. 'Smoke' and 'The First Party' display two points of view on the continuing conflict between traditional and modern values. In Indian culture, tradition holds the highest status of importance possible, second only to, or perhaps next to, religion. Indian traditions and culture is one of the oldest in the world, arising from 5000 BC. Perhaps this is why modern Indians find it so hard to comply with traditional rules and regulations a they were set in and for the people and civilizations of an ancient time. But indeed there still exist beings in the forms of grandparents and...
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