When reading Ana’s memory of a story that occurred during her 18th year of life, I saw a lot of features that I could easily relate to developmental themes for emerging/ early adulthood stage. For starters, I noticed that Ana was able to start thinking about other people in a different light than she would have if she was still in the adolescent stage. Ana without knowing it was performing postformal thought. The most common one that was happening inside of Ana’s head was the provisional postformal thought. Postformal thought is a form of cognitive development. In the books, chapter 11 states that provisional thought as, “ … become more skeptical of the truth and seem unwilling to accept an answer as final” (308). However, in Ana’s case she
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She talked a lot about what she witnessed over her spring break, but I was able to see that she is still trying to make the transition into an adult. If we look closely enough under the surface, we notice that she is self-focused, feeling in-between, and exploring her identity and who she wants to be. Those are some of the key features for emerging into adulthood. According to the book, “Many individuals are still exploring which career path they want to follow, what they want their identity to be, and which lifestyle they want to adopt” (296). Ana is on the right track to becoming an adult based on the books research and …show more content…
This is how Ana described that scene, “The first time I saw Noa, she ran across the street jumping around and gave Leah a big hug. That’s nice but I could tell she wasn’t genuine. She doesn’t even like Leah but has to be nice since Leah is showing her around La Jolla. She was asian, had perfect make up, and a sundress and sandals that clapped against the concrete. She gave me a over-done smile and shaked my hand vigorously. “I’m Noa” she beamed” (1). When this scene was being told, all I could think was that Ana as a child must have been a pretty observe one if this is what she thought when she first met Noa. Ana must have paid very close attention to detail like this while growing up. I think that this story conveys stability and change since her childhood, because like Ana said at the beginning of her memory she has matured for the better. In a way there is still stability due to the fact that she was always aware of people like
She talked a lot about what she witnessed over her spring break, but I was able to see that she is still trying to make the transition into an adult. If we look closely enough under the surface, we notice that she is self-focused, feeling in-between, and exploring her identity and who she wants to be. Those are some of the key features for emerging into adulthood. According to the book, “Many individuals are still exploring which career path they want to follow, what they want their identity to be, and which lifestyle they want to adopt” (296). Ana is on the right track to becoming an adult based on the books research and …show more content…
This is how Ana described that scene, “The first time I saw Noa, she ran across the street jumping around and gave Leah a big hug. That’s nice but I could tell she wasn’t genuine. She doesn’t even like Leah but has to be nice since Leah is showing her around La Jolla. She was asian, had perfect make up, and a sundress and sandals that clapped against the concrete. She gave me a over-done smile and shaked my hand vigorously. “I’m Noa” she beamed” (1). When this scene was being told, all I could think was that Ana as a child must have been a pretty observe one if this is what she thought when she first met Noa. Ana must have paid very close attention to detail like this while growing up. I think that this story conveys stability and change since her childhood, because like Ana said at the beginning of her memory she has matured for the better. In a way there is still stability due to the fact that she was always aware of people like