In the short stories that we have read, i feel like they depict adolescence well in a couple of them and not so well in the others. In Every Little Hurricane, i think that they show that some kids have to grow up faster than others and become more independent at a younger age. Victor had an alcoholic family and he was explaining the situation in vocab that a normal kid of his age would know. It also seems to me like in Sutton Pie Safe, it shows adolescence by showing a child that really doesn't understand the situation at hand and i feel like the father tries to teach him a lesson when he cuts up the snake. He wanted to show his son that he cant take things for granted. In Bottle Caps, it tries to show adolescence by having this kid that loves collecting bottle caps and has a hug collection of them. Almost everyone when they were younger had some type of collection or hobby. In Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been, it shows the more dangerous perception of adolescence. Connie is a girl that is snotty and narcissistic girl that eventually gets taken by a man named Arnold friend. I think that Connie though that she was untouchable in her own little world and this story showed that bad things can happen to you even though you may think that you are untouchable. A common theme that i saw throughout these stories is the theme of growing up. In most of the stories, the situation that the kids faced had to do with growing up or learning their lesson.
A movie that depicts childhood in an interesting way could be The Goonies. The story is about a kid and his family is going to have to move if they cant pay for their house. The kids then set off on a quest to find a hidden treasure that they believe exists so they can pay and so they don't have to move. Throughout the movie, they have to fight against another family that is also looking for the treasure. They have to grow with each other in order to find this treasure and make it out alive. I don't believe that any of the short stories that we read in class really match this movie. I recommend this movie to everyone.
Nice, I totally chose the same "growing up" movie as you did. Although it sounds like you have seen it more recently than I have. However, I think there are some similarities between the short stories and the movie, like how they are so aware of the problems in their parents' lives like in Every Little Hurricane (anyway the argument could be made).
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