In “The Wave” Mr. Ross told his students that they had the power to start something, and Geoffrey Canada from Fist Stick Knife Gun was influenced by the others around him to fight and be violent. “You can have power to start something great if you learn through discipline” (Rhue). Mr. Ross told his students that they could become strong through discipline and under his influence they started “The Wave”. Geoffrey Canada was around fighting and violence his whole life and he was influenced by the people around him how he acted toward his problems. In both stories kids were influenced by adults.
In the article “Boys will be Men: Teen Masculinities in Recent Spanish Cinema” Santiago Fouz-Hernandez talks about how films about youth have be prominent in Spanish cinema. He mentions how the youth represented in these films have mainly been male who have to deal with their sexuality. He talks about three films in particular dealing with these issues, one of those being El Bola by Achero Manas. Fouz-Hernandez makes many points throughout the article but the main point for the movie El Bola is the issue of domestic violence and the reminder of the “old” Spain and the “new” Spain. Pablo who is known as el Bola is both physically and psychologically abused by his father who represents the “old” Spain.
He then goes on openly explaining all the rules to Blitzball. At one point Finny even makes up a rule for Leper, one of his friends, so that he could be able to continue to play. Finny’s fun and open attitude displays his laid-back personality. Their clashing personalities and their attitude to Blitzball greatly impact the pivotal event at the end of chapter four. Gene feels as if Finny is able to win at everything, however, when he jounced the limb he felt like he controlled what Finny was able to
The documentary uses music and selective footage to represent teenagers in the dominant ideology of contemporary society. The student Sam reinforces this representation as he is seen in the documentary as a trouble maker and a bully to Dean. This is seen through the selection of footage and interviews. Sam is viewed as a bully as the footage only shows the bad behavior or when he is making rude comments. Another reason why the selective footage is important is the audience is positioned to see Sam’s weaknesses when he is sitting down doing maths with Mr Goddhard.
Holden’s personality has always had much distinction; his two life traumas are able to give the audience a small glimpse into Holden’s peculiar set of hidden emotions and characteristics. Alllie, Holden’s brother, makes Holden go into a transformation of his personality that makes him loose his innocence. Holden’s age targets readers in high school and effectively attains their attention due to the close relation with Holden’s lifestyle. His traits are hidden just like many of the great abilities of high school students struggling to find their place. Apart from having hidden characteristics, Holden has the typical desires that many high school students also pursuit: sex, alcohol, and money.
Entertainment media has shaped American culture in many ways over the years. With the newer generations taking over the entertainment audiences the content of media is becoming controversial with the older generations. Sex and drugs are displayed more frequently in the media of today than it was thirty years ago when those trends really started becoming a wide spread part of American culture. T.V. shows, movies, and music are using sex and drugs to capture their audiences; and it works.
They uses whatever media they could and looked for places to advertise that targeted the younger population. In some cases they even turned to the public schools to help them change and influence the youth. This aggressive advertising of the thirties overwhelmed the average consumer and even gained attention in the political arena eventually causing legislation to be passed to control and throttle down the add guys. In 1933 the Tugwell bill was passed, this bill regulated false claims made by advertisers. Then in 1938 the pure food and drugs act was finally passed, requiring that the producers had to clearly label the contents of their products and disallowing a lot of harmful fillers in the product.
The cult-classic Breakfast Club can be viewed as a good insight for learning about the different theories the psychologists: Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner, Alfred Adler, & Karen Horney, have created. By analyzing one certain character; Andrew, the athlete of the group, we can see how each psychologist’s methods can be correlated to his behaviour, actions, subtle meanings, and thoughts. Andrew Clarke is the popular athlete of the group brought into detention. His reason for serving the sentence is taping a classmate’s buttocks together. He personifies what the word “jock” truly means: an athletic, cocky, self-centred, controlling, egotistical student.
In today’s society, people are told exactly what to do from how they should dress to what they should drive. It is nearly impossible for one to avoid the amount of media and propaganda in their daily lives. People have become addicts to this media driven world and have turned into someone that can no longer think for themselves. As victims of the media, we as the society should have the rights to judge whether the commercials and advertisements are manipulative or are they actually produced for our benefits. Adolescents, teenagers, and children are the age groups that are most prone to being manipulated by movies, propaganda, and advertisements.
Negative influences include violence, inappropriate lyrics, and celebrities that set a bad example in society. The popular culture has a strong influence in shaping the youth and teens. Kids in most cultures around the world, play video games, watch movies and dramas, or listen to music that shapes their interests. This affects their choices and, in turn, affects their futures. Teens and youth are exposed to many advertisements that show the cultural standard.