A SHORT STORY OF MOTHER/CHILD INTERACTION Senior Citizens, especially woman, are most likely to identify with Annette and Hannah, the two main characters who are searching for an understanding of and a connection with the younger generation. Respect and demonstrations of love from their families is vital to their aging process, but the lines of communication seem reversed from the experiences of their earlier years. Their journey to understanding and acceptance is painful and results in much self-evaluation as well as evaluation of the children they brought into this world, who are now representative of a culture Annette and Hannah cannot fully understand.