“Oh, dear diary, I met a boy. He made my dull heart light up with joy. Oh dear diary, we fell apart. Welcome to the life of Electra Heart” (Marina and the Diamonds). A diary full of love and heartbreak is the classic teenage hobby many girls pick up. A fluffy pink heart and glitter tears bleed through a girls’ teenage years. This lyric is part of Marina and the Diamond’s iconic album, Electra Heart. Electra Heart describes the hearts of teenagers and how they pulse as fast as electricity when it comes to relationships. Marina resembles this love as childish and mocks teenagers sappy romances. She exemplifies the faults of young love and reveals the cold, hard truth about teenage love birds. A broken hearted teenage girl will feel shattered
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A great example of poor teenage decision making can come from a line in Romeo and Juliet. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Romeo and Juliet.1.5.59-60). Previously, Romeo had been in love with with a woman named Rosaline and had been depressed over his unrequited love for her. Then, Romeo attends a Capulet party and sees Lord Capulet’s daughter, Juliet. Once he lays eyes on Juliet, he immediately believes he is in love. He claims to have never loved anyone till then and he had never seen such beauty till the moment he gazed at young Juliet. This proves that he was never in love with Rosaline and was only fueled by lust. This proves that Romeo’s “love” for Juliet is the same as his “love” for Rosaline. “...the frontal cortex, the area of the brain that controls reasoning and helps us think before we act, develops later. This part of the brain is still changing and maturing well into adulthood” (“Teen Brain: Behavior…”). This explains why Romeo, and many other teenagers, make impulsive decisions based on relationships. A teen does not have the ability to make the decision that they are truly in love due to their underdeveloped minds. This infatuation can often lead to unstable relationships with precarious
A great example of poor teenage decision making can come from a line in Romeo and Juliet. “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night” (Romeo and Juliet.1.5.59-60). Previously, Romeo had been in love with with a woman named Rosaline and had been depressed over his unrequited love for her. Then, Romeo attends a Capulet party and sees Lord Capulet’s daughter, Juliet. Once he lays eyes on Juliet, he immediately believes he is in love. He claims to have never loved anyone till then and he had never seen such beauty till the moment he gazed at young Juliet. This proves that he was never in love with Rosaline and was only fueled by lust. This proves that Romeo’s “love” for Juliet is the same as his “love” for Rosaline. “...the frontal cortex, the area of the brain that controls reasoning and helps us think before we act, develops later. This part of the brain is still changing and maturing well into adulthood” (“Teen Brain: Behavior…”). This explains why Romeo, and many other teenagers, make impulsive decisions based on relationships. A teen does not have the ability to make the decision that they are truly in love due to their underdeveloped minds. This infatuation can often lead to unstable relationships with precarious