Coming Of Age Essay

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Have you ever wondered is college really worth it? Or how does it if it even does make you come of age? I Carlos Estrada have wondered that myself. So I took that thought and investigated on it. I interview a person who has gone to college and believes that college is worth it. He too believes that college does help with coming of age. So in this paper I will be writing about my interview with Christopher Estrada and how he believes college does help with coming of age because it teaches one to learn how to be independent, you get a different perspective on really all the types of people from around the world, and how to use freedom in a responsponsible way. One reason is because it taught him how to be independent .when asked did college change you in anyway and how? He responded back saying, “definitely made me do stuff for myself more”. This is true because when one comes of age you have to realize that your …show more content…

When asked did college change you in anyway, he responded “it definitely has made me see that there are a lot of different people in the world”. This is true because when one comes of age they have to realize that people are very different and you have to respect that. In the real world there are many different people and maybe you might not like them but certain times you might have to deal with that and work with them. His third and final reason was that you get a lot of freedom that you have to use responsibly. When asked what do you like most and least about college he said it gives me a lot of freedom that he has to use responsibly. This is true when coming of age because when coming of age you get a lot of freedom which is a good thing if used correctly. In the real world you get freedom like you might no longer follow your parents rules and stuff but you will have to be wise with that cuz it can fire back at

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