In today's society, America is represented by the young, the cool and, above all, the active. In past generations, older people were looked up to for their accomplishments in life. Now they are being pushed aside, due to their inability to work nowadays. In a summary of the work of fiction Time Machine, by HG Wells, it is told how “...in the land of eternal youth, the problem of aging, if it is a problem, has apparently been solved. A genre of utopian and dystopian writers raises often unanswered questions about the place of the elderly in future society. In the past, as in the present, that experience has often become sad. This book is, in no uncertain terms, about the killing of the elderly…” Even though death has not yet occurred in the modern era, disrespect has increased substantially. This is shown in one text in particular. In the nonfiction, A Celebration of Grandfathers, by Rudolfo A. Anaya, his grandfather's quotes provide insights into signs of respect, hard work, and wisdom. To start, Anaya's grandfather teaches his grandson respect, this b...