Comparison Of Being An Adult And A Boy By Nick Hornby

Joss Whedon, a famous director, once said, “Everyone who made it through adolescence is a hero.” Adolescence is a difficult part of life where we learn to become independent and we discover who we are. Many books explore the theme of adolescence, and it is expressed in many different ways. In this story, Jerry, a eleven year-old boy, goes to the beach with his mother and he sees some boys swimming through a tunnel. Inspired by them, Jerry trains hard until he can also swim through the tunnel. In the short story “Through the Tunnel” the author, Doris Lessing, uses symbolism of setting and comparison to express the difficulty of the transition from childhood to adulthood.

Being in a state of childhood innocence can mean life or death when fighting to survive. The boys in William Golding's Lord of the Flies become marooned on an island when their plane crashes while evacuating them from England during the war. As they begin to realize that they are going to have to work with what they have, they attempt to run the island in the same way as their society back home. Golding reveals an underlying theme of innocence and the loss of it through the young boys on the island. In order to reveal this theme, Golding highlights specific characteristics of the boys and brings attention to certain events throughout the survival process.

Adolescence is a difficult time for both parents and the teenagers. And the pressure can be overwhelming. Due to poor teen-parent relationship teenagers faces failure in life. This issue is very common in our society. Anne Tyler and Joyce carol have written short stories in which similar scenario is depicted. Anne Tyler’s focus in this story is the gradual disintegration of the relationship between a teenage boy and his parents.

William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies displays pivitol moments revealing someones level of maturity. Lord of the Flies takes place in the aftermath of a plane crash, the surviving population of boys create a society forcing them to assume adult roles. Golding novel proves the island reveals the childrens level of maturity through Ralph, Piggy, and, Simon.

In one’s life, a person goes through a certain processes to mature into an adult. In the book, Crabbe, by William Bell, a teen boy named Franklin Crabbe runs away from his old life which was preventing him from maturing the way he wanted to. Firstly, Franklin Crabbe experiences personal growth while staying in the wilderness. Secondly, Crabbe learns a various number of new life skills which he can use later in the future. Thirdly, Crabbe while being in the wilderness, he developed his independence. The experiences the main character Franklin Crabbe has while in wilderness contributes to his maturity into adulthood.

Sometimes we wonder: What truly makes one an adult? Do they have to be over 18 to be an adult? Do they need to have a good job or a home and family? Although there is no clear-cut answer for this question, in my eyes, adults are seen as responsible people who are able to properly function in the “real world” and have a clear mind to think of solutions for conflicts that may arise. The roles of these types of adults are a key factor in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. This is seen in many places throughout the story, such as in the boys’ society, their struggle and eventual loss of order, and their actions when reunited with an actual adult. Overall, adults are seen as a symbol of order for the boys on the island, a symbol which

The boys feel not only threatened, but also confronted with panic and loss. With no adult supervision on the island, the boys do not follow rules and

The narrator, Nick portrays all the ironies in his own personal context. That’s another skillful way to deliver the story because when a story is told through a person, the person’s society, psychological context, and personal values shows more than the actual reality that is told. This novel is a perfect example of disguising the actual content, and therefore, defamiliarizes

Young boys are constantly told to ‘man up,’ but what does being a man actually mean? Everyone has different opinions on what a man should be like: tough, intelligent, kind, sympathetic, and many other qualities. In William Golding’s book, Lord of the Flies, the boys on the island all have different opinions on what manhood is, and their thoughts are shown through their actions. The author illustrates the characteristics he thinks defines a man, an allegory of manhood, through his characters in the book. The character Simon shows helpfulness, Jack displays toughness, and Ralph exhibits maturity.

The novel has two young adolescence boys that go out to a town village to meet with each other and switch lives. The examples of the literary era of Realism are the concept of Prince Edward and Tom Canty switching lives. The two boys are Prince Edward and Tom Canty. Tom Canty is a pauper is a small village. His father an abusive drunk and abuses him. Tom works in order to give the money to his father. His father abuses the money by buying alcohol. Prince Edward gets appointed as king of Wales. Wales is a town where the two boys meet up to switch lives with each other. Tom goes and switches lives and goes to the palace. He has a hard time trying to do what a proper prince is supposed to do. He does not know how to have manners while eating or talk properly. Edward goes to Tom’s house and is very dissatisfied by the way that Tom lives in. Edward must deal with the fact that tom has to work here for years. Edward stays with Hendon for a few days and he looks after him with sustenance, garments, and sits tight for the day the kid improves from his dysfunctional

In current American society, the public accepts children as adults when they turn eighteen; however, this change does not happen all at once. In fact, the responsibilities of becoming an adult are gradually introduced into the daily lives of children to prepare them for adulthood. In “Doe Season,” the reader is connected to a young girl, Andy, who experiences a life changing event. David Kaplan the author of “Doe Season” realistically portrays the coming of age by having Andy overcome challenges, while incorporating an element of magic realism to alter the character.

The focus of this essay will be to analyze Nick's transition as he moves from mental isolation, to physical isolation, to maturation and self-discovery.

Below the surface of the ocean they’re actually connected.” Will initially thought that he found comfort in isolation when really, he develops to understand this is not true and he is happiest when in company of others. It was hard for Will to let people in at the beginning because as described in his own words, “People can make you happy but they can also make you unhappy”, and so he preferred to just

Have you often noticed that you are extremely different from your parents, grandparents, or even children and their friends? Throughout generations, what young adults are like changes rapidly. Things such as values, limitations, interests, and many more things are ever changing. The young adults in The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure, by Franklin W. Dixon are drastically different than those of the current generation. Some of these differences include; those of the current generation tend to be more selfish, greedy, have stricter parents, less avid about their parents, more negative, and give up more easily.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson’s exploration of the teenage experience discusses the complexities of intersectional identity. At first I was mainly interested in exploring themes of depression and mental illness without going too in-depth into will’s sexuality, but as the course progressed it became apparent that the sexualities of both Wills, as well as Tiny Cooper, were closely linked with the discourses of mental illness. I also found that Tiny’s musical, Hold Me Closer, tied strongly into the character development of both main characters. I found two novels we read in class that connected well to the main topics I wanted to discuss in Will Grayson, Will Grayson. These were The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers and Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith. I will use these texts in conjunction with theoretical texts to examine Will Grayson, Will Grayson’s themes of depression, sexuality, and adolescent writing.