Aging In Jon Hassler's 'Grand Opening'
Grand Opening by Jon Hassler’s character Michael McMahon, who is referred to as Grandfather, teaches you that when aging you acquire many attributes such as being delightful, interesting, and wise and how aging is not something to be afraid of.
First of all, life is like a roller coaster it goes on and on and on there are ups and downs, good times and bad, but everything that happens teaches you something new. Grandfather has educated us that you learn many things throughout your lifetime and become much wiser throughout the years, but you still look back on the past because it shaped you into who you are today. This is an example of a time when he is enlightened:
He called to her, ‘Have no fear, my good woman, I laid track as a boy, and have …show more content…
Michael McMahon teaches us that when aging you do not become disinterested yet become more interesting throughout life. Here is an example of a time when he is intriguing: “Grandfather had no intention of sitting down. He was here to look for his boyhood. He glanced again at her alert, knowing eyes. In Grandfather’s experience, woman with eyes like that required very little cajoling, so he got right down to business, pushing open the pantry door” (74). Grandfather is on a mission to look at the Flint’s house because it reminds him of the one he lived in when he was a child. Michael is using his skills he learned from this life to convince Mrs. Flint to let him in her home, because it reminds him of his childhood. He finds a way to kind of barge in on her because he wants to explore her home. Michael McMahon is very interesting in the way that he just decides on what he wants then does it. He remembers things from a long time ago such as what his home was like, but he cannot recall what is currently happening to well. He enjoys wandering around the tiny little town of Plum, Minnesota meeting new people and being social. One minute he is sitting down at Hank’s store the next he is halfway across town looking for a house that reminds him of his childhood. People become more fascinating with age because they acquire a greater
First of all, life is like a roller coaster it goes on and on and on there are ups and downs, good times and bad, but everything that happens teaches you something new. Grandfather has educated us that you learn many things throughout your lifetime and become much wiser throughout the years, but you still look back on the past because it shaped you into who you are today. This is an example of a time when he is enlightened:
He called to her, ‘Have no fear, my good woman, I laid track as a boy, and have …show more content…
Michael McMahon teaches us that when aging you do not become disinterested yet become more interesting throughout life. Here is an example of a time when he is intriguing: “Grandfather had no intention of sitting down. He was here to look for his boyhood. He glanced again at her alert, knowing eyes. In Grandfather’s experience, woman with eyes like that required very little cajoling, so he got right down to business, pushing open the pantry door” (74). Grandfather is on a mission to look at the Flint’s house because it reminds him of the one he lived in when he was a child. Michael is using his skills he learned from this life to convince Mrs. Flint to let him in her home, because it reminds him of his childhood. He finds a way to kind of barge in on her because he wants to explore her home. Michael McMahon is very interesting in the way that he just decides on what he wants then does it. He remembers things from a long time ago such as what his home was like, but he cannot recall what is currently happening to well. He enjoys wandering around the tiny little town of Plum, Minnesota meeting new people and being social. One minute he is sitting down at Hank’s store the next he is halfway across town looking for a house that reminds him of his childhood. People become more fascinating with age because they acquire a greater