Comparing 'Clueless And Rebel Without A Cause'

According to Sheila B. Anderson, author of the book Serving Older Teens, teenagers are “drawn to stark realities and gritty details” and have “an element of morbid curiosity.” In turn, this makes them “want to read about other teens who are in the midst of problems, whether those problems relate to relationships, death, homelessness, or any of the other social problems featured in young adult literature.” As themes such as drugs, alcohol, and relationships are a common part of teenage life, it is only natural that teens would want to read about people like them who are going through similar situations. These themes and ideas are prevalent in a specific genre of literature – young adult novels. Young adult novels often chronicle the lives of young people and the issues that they encounter, reflecting the same situations and sentiments that young-adult readers experience in their own lives.

2 Questions of “Brownies” 1. In the short story, “Brownies,” I would describe the narrator, whose name is Laurel, as a shy and timid girl, questioning the way people act. Most of the girls in her group do not take a liking to her, for she says, “[They] already decided their course of action, me being the only impediment” (Packer 847). Moreover, the narrator is very smart because she is skeptical, for she is the only one who questions the girls if they, in fact, heard troop 909 call one of the girls a nigger.

Being a teenager can be difficult. Teenagers often experience new emotions that can become stress, anxiety, and even depression, if not understood correctly. The movie The Outsiders can be easily compared to the movie The Breakfast Club, because both pieces have a common theme of suicide. Johnny from The Outsiders hates his parents and struggles with life and the idea of suicide is constantly dancing around at the back of his head. In a similar way bryan from The Breakfast Club experiences suicidal thoughts, due to the pressure of his parents and the ability to keep up with life.

Rebels and Rebellions Essay There are still many problems with our society that we are dealing with or are yet to discover. Sometimes we are able to civilly address with these issues through peaceful protests or electing new government officials. However, at certain moments in history we have seen A rebellion, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “An organized armed resistance to an established ruler or government; an uprising, a revolt”. Rebels and rebellions are essential to society as without them, change, both good and bad, would occur at a sluggardly and dysfunctional pace. Change is essential for human growth.

The Revolutionary War was a time when 13 of the U.S colonies had to fight back and rebel against Great Britain. Revolution and rebellion mean almost the same thing but there are some differences. Rebellion is more violent or more action has been taken. Rebellion means an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. Revolution doesn’t use as much force as rebellion but still has the same effect.

Following the Cold War, the United States economy was one of the few that had not been crippled and during the 1950s, America was on top of the world with a fast growing economy, strong military power, new cars, new suburban houses, new televisions, etc. The G.I. Bill was a factor in the booming economy because it provided many benefits for men who were in combat. In addition to 50 dollars a week for 52 weeks, men returning from combat were also provided with loans for education, buying homes, and starting businesses from the government. The story of Rebel Without a Cause follows Jim Stark, the new kid in town, as he tries to make friends and adjust to his new life. He finds himself in a little trouble when the towns tough guys decide to challenge

As the fourth section progresses we are introduced to a variety of characteristics that define a rebel. My personal take was that you know you are truly rebel when you cannot be easily defined by stereotypes of a rebel. In addition, a rebellious person may rebel against multiple ideals but in rebelling against those ideals they support different ideals. Chris McCandless is a paragon of a rebel seen in his rebellion against societal norms but also his rebellion against characteristics of individuals that rebel against societal norms.

Rebellion resembles a drawn out path that clashes against societies or authoritative standards of how people should act. Whether that rebellion merits the label of “intelligent rebellion” or “foolish rebellion” remains a controversial topic for many people. Adolescent rebellion features rebellion of people who rebel against their parents about contrasting views of a person’s life. In many ways, adolescent rebellion is a type of rebellion that wants to deviate from their parent’s view and follow in the footsteps of society, and in the parent’s views it is rebellion against what they did as an adolescent. In the stories of “Digging” by Andre Dubus, Andre Dubus passively rebels against his father’s way of life, in “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, Jing

In the second part of the novel All the Light We Cannot See, a prominent theme is rebellion because of what Madame Manec and some of her close friends that live in Saint-Malo have planned to do against the German soldiers and have found other ways to communicate what has been happening in France with perhaps other countries. Madame Manec, before her death, asked Marie-Laure and Etienne “Do you know what happens, Etienne”… “when you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water?” … “It jumps out. But do you know what happens when you put the frog in a pot of cool water and then slowly bring it to a boil? You know what happens then?...

In A Clockwork Orange, the dystopian England envisioned by Burgess serves to exaggerate the evils of both youth and adult society as a way to highlight the futility and the recklessness of youth rebellion. Given that the interactions between the young and the grown up words is one of the primary reasons for the development of rebellious youth cultures, the most effective way of communicating the opposing worldviews of both sides is to take them to their logical extremes. Youth culture is not just carefree and naive, but anarchic and infantile. Adults are not just reactionary and strict; they are antipathetic and authoritarian. It is this extreme clash between the generations that serves to perpetuate and even encourage the rise of youth counterculture

The Rebellious Age Throughout all of history, the actions of teenagers have been scrutinized by adults. This scrutiny can be seen in short stories such as, John Updike’s “A & P,” as well as Max Apple’s “Stepdaughters.” For “Stepdaughters” we can see the rebellion through the 15-year-old Stephanie’s continuation of shot-putting, despite her mother’s disapproval and her stepfathers ‘neutral’ position. While in “A & P” the rebellious behavior of wearing their bathing suits into the store is disapproved upon by the manager, whereas the employee feels they have done no wrong. The stories’ conflicts have similar features: antagonists who oppose the choices of the teenage girls and protagonists who support the girls.

1. A rebel, by definition, is a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. As opposed to a patriot who is a person who enthusiastically supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. By definition, they are complete opposites in both their motives and beliefs. Prime examples of each would be Roger Williams and the thirteen colonies.