VISONS OF TEENHOOD

I believe that most of the directors and the screenplay writers and authors accurately depicted the teenage experience. Holden Caulfield is a great demeonstration of a troubled teen, not a typical teen, but a troubled one. I think Jim Stark is a more typical teenager. He has issues with peer pressure, identity, friends, and family issues as well. They both demonstrate teens vwell, but two completely different teens.

I believe that the television show Boy Meets World demonstrates teenhood very well. Cory, one of the main characters, is a very accurate description of modern teenhood. He encounters problems with his friends, family, money, and school.

Catcher in the Rye: A killer's favorite book

The Catcher in the Rye has been linked to several murders. Many serial killers have been found with the book. The Catcher in the Rye is the book preferred nine times out of ten for psychopathic killers. A well known example of this would be the assassination of former Beatles member, John Lennon in 1980 by Mark David Chapman. Another well known example is after John Hinckley, Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981. The police found The Catcher in the Rye, among half a dozen other books, in his hotel room. The question is whether the idea that this book causes insanity, or forms people who intend to kill to buy it and it all is coincidence. A questioning variable would be that Caulfield never killed anyone. He may have been rebellious and alienated, but he never commited murder. Maybe serial killers have decided to alter Holden's character, or maybe reading the book is merely coincidence.

BOY MEETS WORLD

"Boy Meets World" is a perfect example of a show that depicts childhood. This show demonstrates the nature of being a kid is making mistakes, but learning from them. It also focuses on peer pressures and knowing a right decision from a wrong one. "Boy Meets World" tells the story of growing as a person from the experiences the child comes across throughout his or her lifetime.

In the four stories that we've read, they have depicted children as somewhat blind to what is actually going on instead of their interpretations of what is. They seem ignorant, only because they haven't been exposed to the meaning or knowledge of things. The differences are the situations they are in and how they react to them. I think they get it "right". Children are often blind to what is actually going on and how they react to certain situations is obviously going to vary because of different upbringings and personalities.

When I grew up...

When I was in about fifth grade, I started club soccer for Waunakee Soccer Club. I used to be pretty shy around people I didn't know before I joined the team, but afterwards I had to grow up and become a lot more outgoing because I didn't know anyone on the team. Now, I'm not really shy at all.

I am TAILA

Sports, Soccer, Asian Culture, Tai Chi: my life. When I was younger I used to play basketball, volleyball, softball, street hockey, soccer, and I ran track. I also have a large interest in the Asian culture. I am learning Tai Chi. Nikki Anderson is the bees knees.