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=Inability To Cope=

As children make the transition through adolescence and into adulthood many find it difficult to cope. In their attempt to cope many fall into bad ways and often do things they regret. This is all part of adolescence. Holden, Peter and Cady all have an in-ability to cope with adolescence.

Cady finds it difficult to cope when she moves from Africa and being home schooled to America and going to a regular school. Cady on her first day struggles to make friends and fit it. 4:17 in Mean Girls Cady describes her first day as “a surreal, stressful blur”. This demonstrates that she is finding it difficult to cope with the new school and adolescence. 5:08 in Mean Girls is a scene where Cady has had to eat in the girls bathroom because she has not been able to find a group to sit with in the cafeteria. This illustrates that Cady cant integrate herself into her new school as a direct result of her inexperience with other adolescences. Sitting in the girls bathrooms at lunch is her way of dealing with it.

Holden has an inability to cope with adolescence. He does not know what to do with. His first 2 says in New York can be described as a semi-drunken walk with no clear direction. When Holden first gets to New York he immediately turns to alcohol in a bid to help him. He can not bring himself to tell his parents and so he stays in a hotel. He has an inability to cope with girls as many young male adolesces have. In chapter 13 he orders a prostitute into his room but does not have sexual relations with her. He says to her “Iam a virgin” This shows he has an inability to have sex due to nerves and pressure and as a result would prefer to talk. Later in chapter 13 he is scammed and his money is taken. He is struck down and lets his money get taken. He backs down and cowers on the floor. This illustrates his inability to cope under pressure or a aggressive situation.

Peter struggles with the concept of relationships which are a part of adolescence. Peters only relationship with an adult is a bitter one. Captain hook is the only adult he knows and is constantly fighting with him. This demonstrates that Peter can not maintain a relationship with an adult and the only way to cope is by fighting them. In the last 2 paragraphs Peter fights Captain Hook and eventually pushes him into the sea to meet a hungry crocodile. Peter cannot cope with adolescence and his answer to its challenges is violence.

Adolescence often struggle to cope with their transistion