How Does Popculture Portray Children As Being Carefree

Popculture Portrays Children As Being Carefree When I was growing up, I remember being reckless, and not having a care in the world. I didn’t care about getting hurt or getting in trouble because I did not know many dangers of the world. I would do whatever my older brother and his friends told me to do. I would always end up getting hurt if they told me to do something such as them swinging me back and forth by my hands and feet, and then throwing me down the stairs. You would think I would have learned my lesson, but like most kids, I would continue to do these ridiculous tasks for them. I think a lot of kids have this naive mentality embedded in them. As kids get older and grow up they learn about bad things in the world, and what they should fear. I think it is good for children to have this innocence for a while, and not know about all of the corupt things going on in this world. There are many different types of popculture that display children as being carefree and reckless. The way popculture displays chilren as being carefree puts an image in out head of the way we think children should act or the way some do act. I think children now days are more aware of the things and the dangers in the world. In the movie Home Alone, the main character Kevin McCallister is very mischievious, and gets himself into lots of trouble. Kevin’s parents accidently left him at home when they left for Paris. He was thrilled he was left home alone until he realized that there were burgalers trying to get into his house. This led him to set up many different types of booby traps. Watching the movie you can really tell that Kevin is having a lot of fun with this. I think most kids no matter how mischievious would be scared in Kevin’s situation.Which I think shows that popculture is not always right about children being so carefree. The show “Stranger Things” has young children as the main characters. …show more content…
The boys try to find their missing friend with the help of a young mysterious girl that has supernatural powers. While the adults in this show are terrified of trying to find the boy gone missing, the young children don’t second guess trying to find him. When they are searching for him they have no idea of the type of danger that they are in. While looking for their friend they come to know what kind of danger they are in better than their parents. “Stranger Things” really shows the realistic side of how many children think. If a child’s close friend went missing then, I don’t think they would second guess looking for him. With kids not knowing what exaclty they are up against in this world, it makes it easier for them to adventure and explore without all of the “what ifs?” that adults and older people ask themselves. I think the environment kids are in largely depends on how they act, and the fears they have at that time. Environment effects people of all ages and how they react because of it. For example, when I go on vacation or go to a foreign place I let my guard down when I definitly shouldn’t. I went to Costa Rica last summer and