In many scenarios, it is the younger generations who represent the new times and challenge the old tradition to leave it in the past. Considering Chang's reading of “Hangzhou,” Shitai, the fortune teller urges Chanyi, the illustrator grandmother, to adapt to the modern generation where their “ideas of love and power” (Chang 103) will decide the faith of their future. Taken by surprise, Chanyi disagrees, rationalizes and remains silent on the matter. Similarly, Alice Walker refers to this reaction by echoing the illustrator of “Everyday Use” when informed of her daughter's name change from Dee to Wangero. According to Dee, it was a burden to be called “like the people who oppress her” (Walker 318). This shows the reader that in both families, adaptation is required on the part of the mother. Therefore, both families were forced into similar situations regardless of their origin or ethnicity. Modern times require new changes, a difficulty that families must face