Now a days being a teenager is a task of great strength. Me, being a teen, know what it’s like to live under society’s pressure. But imagine living in a time where what we go through now was only ten times worst. Imagine living in a world like that of which The Scarlett letter was written. Would it be easier or harder?
In today’s society, we are much more lenient on teens compared to the society in The Scarlett Letter. Premarital sex is now an opinion no longer held as strongly as before. It is more acceptable and normal for teenagers to be having sex now a day as apposed to in the earlier times. Teenage females are wondering around with their children that were either planned or unplanned. Before, that was completely unacceptable, but it’s different now. It’s still a faux pas, but the stigma and harshness of society’s judgment is less than before. But does the decrease of these kinds of pressure make up for the pressure brought on now a day by education?
Although teen promiscuity is much more accepted, the pressure for a good education has increased. It is harder in this time to build you into success without a high school education and even some college. There are always the exceptions of people who are able to live a well-relaxed, stable life without high school or a higher education, but it is statistically proven that more education provides for a better life. So does that mean the pressure from back then and now are the same, just focused on different things?
I know a girl who was actually scolded by a teacher recently for having sex before marriage. The teacher insisted that it was "a terrible decision," but frankly I never understood why people ever thought it was such a problem as long as it's safe.
ReplyDeleteThere is also way too much pressure these days for a good education. Some people still find it difficult to find jobs even with a good degree. The way we're going we'll end up need an even higher education than college.
Hmm...I am not sure that that is such an appropriate thing for a teacher to scold a student for. It's not the teacher's business. However, I do like that you pointed out the differences between the world we live in today and the world of the Puritans. Are there any customs you can see that are carried over from Puritan times?
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