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=Adolescence=

Adolescence is a difficult miss-guided journey. Adolescence is the transition between a child and a adult. Some of the challenges faced by adolesces are the “Peter pan” syndrome, non-conformity, inability to cope and identity. Three texts where characters meet these challenges are Cather in the rye, Mean girls and Peter Pan.

The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger is set around the 1950s and is narrated by a young man named Holden Caulfield. The book follows Holden’s fall from grace. He drops out of school and spends 3 days wandering New York. He is very fond of his sister Phoebe and has a dislike for adults. One adult who tries to guide him is Mr Spencer his history teacher from Pency Prep.

Mean Girls directed by Mark Waters and follows the journey of Cady who has recently moved to a high school in America. She struggles to find her place in the school. She initially befriends Damien and Janice who are outcasts in the school, but eventually finds herself becoming one of the popular kids referred to as ‘plastics’. Cady then betrays many of her friends to become even more popular. The plan back fires and everyone dislikes her but she eventually makes amends. A key character in mean girls and the original leader of the ‘plastics’ is Regina George. Regina’s mum associates herself with Regina and her friends.

Peter Pan is the story of a boy from Never Never Land who never grows up. He goes to a city and brings back three children with him. The eldest called Wendy is a mother figure. At Never Never Land Peter has a group of friends who are The lost boys but they and Peter are at war with the pirates. The Lost Boys and the children eventually get captured by the pirates. Peter saves them and the children and his friends go and live in the city. Peter pan remains in Never Never Land and never grows up.For some Adolescence is a difficult journey.