In David Buckingham’s “Introducing Identity." Youth, Identity, and Digital Media, he references Erik Erikson’s theory that one of the critical stages of discovering who you are is in your adolescence. Angela Thomas continues this theory with her belief that today’s youth can find themselves through readily available technology and social media. The journey to find your identity is a constant drive that expands through each generation as digital media technology develops. One of the issues today’s youth struggle with is discovering who they are. In Buckingham’s “Introducing Identity," Youth, Identity, and Digital Media, he describes it as the struggle to “be myself” or to “find my true self” (5). The journey of discovering your identity is
