Throughout time, generations have been exposed to the theme of teenagers rebelling in literature, films, and music. Teenagers rebelling is a topic that everyone can relate to because of the pressure that comes with being a teenager. During this time, teenagers are being given rules to follow, expectations to meet, and society telling them what they need to do to make their lives meaningful. The exposure to rebelling themes in the media is presenting them with messages to relate to, and can even showcase the consequences that will come with their actions. The most prevailing and classic example of teenagers rebelling is in the romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is allowing his audience to experience a story …show more content…
In this novel, John Green is telling the story of a sixteen-year-old boy named Miles Halter as he begins boarding school and falls in love with the mischievous and free-spirited Alaska Young. After Alaska tragically perishes in a car accident, Miles and his friends come up with a prank to honor Alaska’s life and get back at the school for its false opinions on Alaska. Green is expressing this when he writes,“I didn't want the people she didn't know - and the people she didn't like - to be sad. They’d never cared about her, and now they were carrying on as if she were a sister,” (Green 158) and “ ‘A prank designed to lull the administration into a false sense of security,’ the Colonel answered, annoyed by the distraction. ‘After the pre-prank, the Eagle will think the junior class has done its prank and won't be waiting for it when it actually comes’ “(Green 98). The group of friends pulling this prank is representing the way people in their adolescent stage in life are more likely to rebel against something that they believe to be unjustified. Like Romeo and Juliet, Looking For Alaska deals with the power of love that leads to someone's
Rebel Without a Cause calls attention to society’s obsession over hyper masculinity, fears of overly dominant women, homosexuality, and juvenile “delinquency” during the 1950s. Popularity of suburban life arose – along with the necessity to fit in. Accompanying the pressures of gender roles were also the rise of alcoholism, depression, anxiety, and rage. Moreover, the film explores the conflicts that lied within teenagers because of the social standards that were forced upon them.
This film contains some classic examples of the kinds of real life issues adolescents deal with. Issues such as popularity, peer relationships, family/sibling relationships, sex, and struggles with identity are all addressed in this ninety-minute film.
At first glance you might assume that the movie, Footloose, is just an another typical Hollywood film depicting sex, young love and rock and roll. It is true that there is plenty of this taking place, throughout the movie, that will grab the viewers’ attention, but there are also some deeper struggles facing the adolescents, in this film. The most significant issue facing this community is the ripple in the parent-adolescent relationship, if you then factor in problems with culture identity, self-esteem and fostering creativity it leads to a very rebellious uprising, that could potentially lead to disaster.
After reading the directions and topic for this paper, I was extremely eager to get started. Adolescence is a stage of life that is very critical for a person. Speaking from my own experience, I know that the teenage years are a difficult part of life and during these years, one experiences a rollercoaster of different emotions, obstacles, and decision-making. Aside from the topic of Adolescence, I was glad that I could choose which movie I wanted to watch, and that was an easy decision. I decided to watch Sixteen Candles. The last time I watched this movie was when I received the DVD as a gift, which was when I turned sixteen. Watching the movie then, I obviously did not realize that most of the problems and events that occurred in the movie
This essay will look at the different ways in which young people are portrayed in the media. It will focus on how the idea of childhood innocence has been challenged by the media and rather than ‘little angels’ children are now seen as ‘little devils’ in the public eye. By looking at ‘The Bulger Case of 1993’ we can see where the idea of ‘little devils’ and children as evil beings began. It will examine why media stories of young people are focused much more on negative aspects such as crime and gang culture rather than positive ones. It will also look at how television programmes such as ‘Teen Mom’ and ‘Skins’ portray the youth of today and whether these programmes come across as a positive or negative portrayal of teenagers. The idea of a ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’ will also be examined and whether the way the media portrays children can be harmful to the construction of their identities and possibly lead to alienation.
Neil Armstrong once said, “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” John Green’s “Looking For Alaska” follows a teen named Miles who experiences changes in his life since coming to a boarding school. At first, Miles does not know anyone there, but he meets new friends and comes across many changes that finally understand who he is. “Looking For Alaska” consists of a big mystery which will bring Miles closer to finally finding out what his “Great Perhaps” is. Green’s “Looking For Alaska” reveals that we accept what the answer is in the end when we wonder about something but cannot figure it out. John Green implements mystery in many ways, especially in the three main characters: Alaska, Pudge, and the
In a world seemingly good for dreamers, there comes a time when reality must be found. Alaska Young, a young girl in the fiction novel Looking For Alaska by John Green, is one of those dreamers who has also found a dark reality. The book is narrated by Miles “Pudge” Halter, a teenager who moves from a public school in Florida to a boarding school in Alabama. Towards the beginning of the book, Miles explains that he is in search of a Great Perhaps, as spoken about in the poet Francois Rabelais’s last words, “I am going to seek a great perhaps”. As Miles’s journey begins, he meets a girl named Alaska who seems to be the most mysterious and intriguing person that Miles has ever met.
Losing something can be one of the most frustrating things ever. It can throw your whole day off track. On the contrary, losing a half of a pair of socks. Everyone has this problem; matching socks is not everyone’s strong suit. Whether you look like an idiot with two different coloured socks or your big toe is sticking out of a hole, it can change your whole perspective of your day. You can totally rock it or you can let it bother you for the next 24 hours. Chip Martin allows his grief to possibly bother him for the rest of his life. In John Green’s award winning young adult novel, “Looking for Alaska” the main character Chip “the Colonel” Martin meets his new roommate, Miles “Pudge” Halter. The Colonel is the best friend of the enticing Alaska Young, which Pudge has fallen deeply in love with. At Culver Creek Preparatory School, it does not seem like much goes on beyond the gates; Alaska, the Colonel and Pudge discover things they probably want to forget. Alaska and Pudge share moments and the Colonel make sure that his friends are aware of the problems. Pudge learns more and more of Alaska, and when all is going well, the worst is not expected, death. The Colonel and Pudge are left to pick up the remaining pieces of their friend’s passing. This leads to the destruction of the Colonel. Being Alaska Young’s best friend, it reminds him you never truly realize what you have lost until it is gone. The Colonel opens up, as he is not just the buff, over-confident guy, but a sentimental and sensitive person. Due to the fact, he comes from an underprivileged family, which makes him a genuine family person. It also allows him to be a strong-hearted man for his single mother. Chip displays his loyalty to his mother and all his friends. He ...
John Green’s novel Looking for Alaska tells the story of Miles Halter, a shy teenager who transfers to Culver Creek Boarding School for his junior year of high school, in search of the “Great Perhaps”. His roommate, Chip Martin, “The Colonel” takes Miles under his wing and nicknames him Pudge. Miles introduces him to the erratic lifestyle of smoking, drinking, pranks, and Alaska Young. Alaska Young is, witty, moody, beautiful, and self-destructive, and Pudge is attracted to her. When a few of the weekday warriors drag Pudge out of his bed, cover him in ductape and throw him in a lake, and urinated in the Colonel shoes. The Colonel promised himself to have revenge on them. The weekday warriors violated Pudge and urinated in Colonel’s shoes because they believe that the Colonel squealed on problem students Paul and Marya. Alaska later admits to telling on Paul and Marya to avoid being expelled for sneaking off campus in the middle of the night and being in possession of alcohol (Green 73). Alaska, Pudge and the Colonel plot their revenge on the weekday warriors by putting blue hair dye in the weekday warriors’ shampoo and hair gel bottles and releasing fake progress reports to the weekday warriors’ parents, convincing them that they are failing. One night, after drinking with the Colonel and making out with Pudge, Alaska breaks down crying. She drives off campus and dies in a car accident. Alaska’s friends are overwhelmed with guilt and grief. They become obsessed with figuring out where she was driving with white flowers in her car in the middle of the night. Alaska’s friends must came to terms with their guilt and grief and accepted that they will never know if the wreck was intentional or unintentional.
Looking for Alaska is a book ,written by John Green. The main theme of the book is “Looking for the Great Perhaps.” In the first three chapters of the book, the main characters, Miles “Pudge” Halter, Chip “Colonel” Martin, and Alaska Young are introduced. Looking for Alaska is a story about a guy named Miles Halter who recently switched to a boarding in school in Alabama in order to find out who he really is as a person. At the boarding school, Miles becomes very close friends with his roommate, The Colonel, and a girl named Alaska Young. The Colonel is a very confident guy who’s pretty poor in money, but he’s rich in love and appreciation for people. Alaska is a very beautiful, yet strange girl who is fascinated with death and isn't afraid
Teens relate in how things are hidden from them until suspicion arises and feelings come forth, teens want to know everything that is being kept secret. “Always question, always wonder.” (Noyce) By questioning and wondering about everything going on around that teens question why they have to be pushed into a corner to keep quiet about their wandering mind. As in The Giver, everyone has certain things to go by in which teens wonder why rules are around most say that rules are meant to be broken. Which is true break the rules to find out the true meanings of life and to make precious memories? This quote relates in how teens are supposed to be the ones to make everything great with a fixed race. The film The Giver and the novel Anthem are important to teens since it seems that dystopian stories speak to
The novel Looking For Alaska, by John Green, is a story of joy, love and sorrow through the relationship between the two protagonists, the style of writing the author uses, and finally the scene of how Dr.Hyde teaches the inevitable. Pudge, the protagonist is the new kid at Culver Creek boarding school and through his new roommate ‘The Colonel’(Chip) he is introduced to Alaska Young. Ms. Young is no ordinary person to Pudge, in fact to him she is extraordinary, and like no one he has ever met. Pudge fantasizes a relationship with Alaska but is torn apart when she tells him she has a boyfriend. The friendship between Pudge and Alaska grows as they are in several of the same academic classes, and are in the same trouble-maker group of friends.
“Don’t forget to take out the trash,” the mother tells her fourteen-year-old son. The son only scowls at her, revealing a face full of contempt. He turns away and struts back to his room to check his Twitter. This is a typical example of a teenager in rebellion. The adolescent years, the years in which one develops his or her own identity, are marked by confusion, acceptance, and rejection. Therefore, numerous people conclude that teenage rebellion is natural – something that is bound to occur. But this is not necessarily so. Since humans grow substantially during the thirteen to nineteen age period and are constantly in search of their place in society, adolescents in particular are easily influenced by their surroundings. By understanding the effects that relationships, birth order, and media have on teenagers, rebellion can become a “symptom” that can be quelled without great difficulty.
During the adolescent stage of life, Hamlet and Rebel without a Cause show examples of how both Hamlet and Jim are being pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires. Both pieces help to give an understanding to the audience of the teenager under the dilemmas of self- conflict. Both pieces give evidence of goes in on the inside of the teenage brain as the teen feels a struggle with himself over a conflict, especially when the parents attempt to give help. Throughout the film and text, it can be seen that teens are harshly affected by the dilemmas of conflict, which is only amplified through the parents’ attempted guidance over the teenagers. The teenager has only some understanding of what it is like to be an adult because the teenager has only some understanding of what means to be an adult. Parents attempt to step in, to attempt to help guide the teenager through self confliction which leads to conflict between the parent and teenager based on two different desires that are being lead in two different directions.
Why do teenagers rebel against their parents? Teenagers rebel against their parents because they lack their parents’ love and they start to build up resentment. (Bucknell) As they are growing up, they are developing their minds and trying to adapt to their surroundings. Despite some negative thoughts about teens, many create their sense of rebellion due to the lack of ideal parents. They begin to think for themselves and go down the wrong path without the right guidance. For instance, without the right guidance the teenager feels that they are the adults in every situation and they know what is right and what is wrong. They begin to develop habits that will later lead to unsuccessful situations. During teenage years, many are going through