Susanna Rowson's Charlotte Temple explores many themes in relation to adolescence, but one that stands out the most is the theme of guilt. Guilt can be thought of as a feeling that one should not want or should not have done something that others would not approve of or are affected by. Looking at characters … Continue reading Guilt of the Ages in Charlotte Temple →

In today’s day and age as young adults the idea of marriage and its connotations vary. Some adolescents believe negative ideas towards marriage because of a close one’s divorce.  In contrast, some may believe in love and happiness because of a positive example in their lives. These ideas and perceptions about marriage, have changed historically … Continue reading Charlotte Temple: Eighteenth Century Marriage’s Ideals of Wealth and Power →

When reading Charlotte Temple, we had class discussions regarding autonomy and agency of various characters in the novel. The arguments and controversy surrounding Charlotte’s autonomy can be similarly applied to the mill girls in The Lowell Offering, thus it seems to be a prevalent motif. Seeing as adolescence is the main theme of this course, … Continue reading Charlotte Temple: The Power of Power →

Who am I? If you’re reading this then you’ve thought about this question at some point in your life. Whether conscious or unconscious, humans have a tendency to seek out the answer to this impossible question. Adolescence tends to be the time we are most conscious of our identity. We begin to play sports, volunteer, … Continue reading WHO ARE YOU? →

-Alyssa Kline Throughout all the books that we have read, we have talked a lot about friendships, parental relationships, and how a teenager’s identity develops.  However, one aspect of adolescence that is really intriguing for me, personally, is how school affects a teenager’s growth. My interest is not necessarily the social dynamics of school but … Continue reading The Overachievers →

-Erica Huynh We are in a really difficult time of history right now. Covid-19 is spreading and becoming the world’s worst nightmare. I am fortunate enough to be able to be home with my family under quarantine until hopefully this virus passes as people continue to follow the shelter in place order. While in my … Continue reading Wizards of Waverly Place →

By: Hannah Kramer Adolescence is a huge learning period of a person’s life where they find out who they are through decisions that are made. A part of these decisions that are made come from how you grow up and what you are told is right and wrong. Often times children and teenagers like to … Continue reading Adults are Always Right →

By: Sravani Yagalla After finishing the novel, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, I realized that there was a movie based on it. Since I’ve been extremely bored quarantined in my house, I decided to watch it one night. This blog post is going to be my personal review of the movie and comparisons I found … Continue reading Movie Review: The Miseducation of Cameron Post →

When we went to Special Collections I originally sat down at the table with fiction books written for children. There were many interesting books about adolescence on this table but the one that really stood out to me was the one directly in front of me called, X: A Fabulous Child’s Story. As I looked … Continue reading X: A Fabulous Child’s Story →

Mikaylah Rutledge Shuffling from chair to chair around the room, I was increasingly intrigued about many of the sources presented. When I reached the etiquette table, Betty Cornell’s Teen-Age Popularity Guide with its bright yellow/pink and slightly torn covering really caught my attention. Some teen-age model was offering her advice to other teenage girls on … Continue reading The Damaging Effects of Trying to Become Popular →