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{{trope}}
{{quote|''You are young''
''Life has been kind to you''
''[[Ominous Foreshadowing|You will learn]]...''
|'''[[Sweeney Todd]]''', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}WmL8VxHDwks No Place Like London]''}}
The story has characters of two generations. The younger characters are in love in a benevolent way, while the old characters are full of hate and destructiveness. The younger generation is the hope for the future - but does it stand a chance, or will it be destroyed in the cycles of hate fueled by their seniors?
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This narrative doesn't have to drag all important characters into it. While it ''can'' be about [[Feuding Families]] or some all-engulfing war, it can also be about a single older character plotting revenge or a few of them having their own little personal feuds.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Naruto]]'': Many of the old generation are bloodthirsty or bitter, having went through numerous ninja wars, and are the source of pretty much all the driving conflicts of the story. The new generation, who grew up in peace, are always pointed out as being the hope of the ninja world, especially [[The Messiah|Naruto]].
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* In Astrid Lindgren's ''Ronja Rövardotter'', the titular character and her boyfriend are daughter and son of two feuding bandit lords. Unlike Romeo and Juliet, they manage to turn their parents around - stop the feud, and start working towards stop being bandits.
* In ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', the once young and benevolent protagonist has turned toa bitter and vengeful old man, threatening to destroy not only the old men who once wronged him, but also the next generation of people who are just as untainted as he himself once was.
* This was essential the [[Planet of Hats|hat]] of planet Melida/Daan in ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Star Wars]]: [[Jedi Apprentice]]''. Because of this there is a literal war between the young and
== [[Theater]] ==
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* Discussed and lampshaded but ultimately averted in ''[[West Side Story]]''. The old Bigot With A Badge hate the immigrants in the Sharks gang, and want to make an alliance with the non-immigrant gang the Jets. However, the Jets despise him. They are not bigots. However, they still hate the Sharks, although for their own reasons. The driving force in the conflict is thus between the young characters, the bigotry of the older generation being merely a side note.
== [[Web Comics]]
* In ''[[
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[[Category:Love Tropes]]
[[Category:Young Love Versus Old Hate]]
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