Poem Analysis: Child Stars Gone Wrong

Lindsay Lohan. Justin Bieber. Britney Spears. Amanda Bynes. All these people have one major thing in common. They are unfairly labeled as “Child Stars Gone Wrong”. A combined list of their criminal charges include unauthorised drag racing on a public street, a ton of DUIs, drug use, theft, tampering with evidence, and many more outrageous charges. While I believe people make their own choices and are responsible for their actions, I also believe that the environment people are upraised in can heavily affect their behavior. Hollywood isn’t the most nurturing place for a developing child to grow up. We shouldn’t be so quick to hate on “child stars gone wrong”, when all they knew was drugs, adult parties, and other inappropriate activities for …show more content…
Kid celebrities are people that make mistakes just like everyone else. “Sometimes it's hard to do the right thing, when the pressure's coming down like lightning, it's like they want me to be perfect, when they don't even know that I'm hurting.” state's Justin Bieber in his new song “I’ll Show You”, “This life's not easy, i'm not made out of steel, don't forget that I'm human, don't forget that I'm real.” Bieber is one of the many kid stars who took a wrong turn. In his song, he’s reminding his fans and his doubters that he makes mistakes just like everyone else. He also promises that he’ll “show you” that he’s better than what the media makes him out to be. This song isn’t the only platform Justin Bieber used to show that he’s making a large effort to change …show more content…
Before they have a chance to figure out themselves and be an adolescent, they have to take on an adult responsibility. Tia Mowry, who co-starred with her twin sister Tamera in several movies and shows starting at age 16, states, “You may think that the life of a Disney star is an easy one, but it’s actually a lot of pressure. You're a child who is working. You have a job. That job is a hard job. Everybody thinks being a child star is glamorous. But when you're on a show, you are often carrying a whole show and you know that. You have to pull it off. You have to know your lines. People are making money off you. And then, you have to go to school. You miss out on a lot of things. I had to miss my prom. You see these kids on Disney and it seems like so much fun. At the same time, it's an 8-year-old with a J-O-B. It's a lot of pressure." Mowry is explaining the work and stress that comes with the “perfect” life of a child celebrity. How would you feel if you were a child with the responsibilities of a grown woman/man? I’m a 13 year old and I get stressed while doing my homework! I get stressed when my phone isn’t connected to wi-fi! I would go insane if I had to act like an adult 24/7. We have to understand that child stars live with the “normal” stress that comes with being a kid who’s trying to figure out where he/she belongs and the additional stress of having a