Folktale

Title: Comparisons of Folktales of Si Tanggang with Current Issues Folktales are the old time story that bring a lot of moral values in the stories itself. In the previous time, folktales used to be an entertainment for the children and the adults. It was told by a man called ‘penglipur lara’ using his own creative style while telling the stories to the audience. Folktales are often passed down and retold from generation to generation. Sometimes, there are folktales that can be compared with the current issues that happen in our life as it is also a story about life and only different in era with our life today. There are many differences and similarities between the folktales Si Tanggang and the articles of Mothers Left at Old Age Homes Condemn Ungrateful Children. There are two similarities in both of this stories. They are similar in terms of irresponsibility. In the folktales of Si Tanggang, he shows irresponsibility in taking care of his parents when he did not come back to his parents when he became rich. He forgot his promise that he made before he left the village. Meanwhile in the articles of mothers left at old age homes condemn ungrateful children, the elderly mothers said their children had abandoned them without visit or contact them since they first sent to the old folks home. Moreover, Si Tanggang shows his irresponsibility in taking care of his parents when he did not want to confess his parents in front of his princess wife just because they were poor and wore tattered clothes. On the other hand, the children of the elderly mothers in the article shows their irresponsibility when they show ingratitude when she is growing older and really needs them. They gave her harsh treatment and sent her to the old folks home. There are also differences in both of this stories. They are different in terms of rebellious. First, in the folktales of Si Tanggang, he shows his rebellious when he hurt his mother by making her fell to the floor. Deruma, Tanggang’s mother tried to give Tanggang his favourite food but Tanggang pushed the food and it dropped to the floor. Then, his mother went on to hug him but Tanggang pushed away his mother again and again until she fell. While in the article, the children shows their rebellious towards their mother by left them in the old folks home without visit and rarely contact them even on festival or other big occasion. Next, Tanggang shows rebellious when he abandoned his parents by making them wait for his return for years and letting them live in poverty while he became richer and married with two beautiful women. On the other hand, in the article, the children of the elderly mother shows rebellious when he stopped visiting her house since he got married and had a job. He only came to visit when he needed money and if she refused to fulfil his request, he threatened to send her to the old folks home. In addition, Tanggang showed rebellious when he turned away from his poor parents with tattered clothes rushed to hug him. He felt embarrassed and disgusted that he turned away his face. While in the article, the children shows rebellious when they left alone their old mother in the house and all of them moved to the city until she died alone. Her body only discovered after several days when they smelled a foul odor coming from her house. To sum things up, there are similarities between the folktales of Si Tanggang and the article of mothers left at old age homes condemn ungrateful child which is they are similar in terms of irresponsibility. There are also differences between the two stories which is they differ in terms of rebellious.