Adult development

in a third-class carriage of a deserted train” (260). This description of the train ride is very intentional. Joyce intentionally places the boy on a train alone in order to show that the boy is gaining his independence, a key part of becoming an adult. As with anyone who transitions to adulthood, they must learn to be able to live independently. The entire ride to Araby the narrator “remained alone in the bare carriage,” (260) demonstrating that he is reaching the independence of adulthood.…

This ability is not instinctive, but instead learned over the course of childhood. According to Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, Holden Caulfield falls into the 13-19 age range. Individuals in this category deal with the virtue of fidelity, and struggle with identity versus role confusion. Peers and role models stand out as the most significant relationships in their lives…

example to convey his opinion of what really causes this loss of innocence. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, he shows that understanding the reality of death causes the change from innocence to maturity. William Golding’s character development of Ralph, and his use of the motif, death, are prime examples of the ways he develops his point. One way Golding proves that understanding the possibility…

Transpersonal Theory All transpersonal approaches are concerned with accessing and integrating developmental stages beyond the adult ego and with fostering higher human development (Kasprow and Scotton, 1999). As I thought about my goals, I felt as though this was the best approach for me. My goals were to relieve and reduce stress and to manage my time more effectively. I lead a very busy life and find it stressful and complicated to do all that I do. As I listened to Cynthia I thought…

transitioning from child to an adult becomes even more complicated when society demands physical and mental maturity from children. Being surrounded by people that increasingly glorify sex and alcohol as they get older pressure teens to feel like they need to take part in loose activities. These drastic differences between childhood and adulthood result in emotional turmoil. J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye illustrates how harmful forcing teenagers into adults can be to their mental health…

A Dangerous Rite of Passage A notion to inspire awe, heroism, wonder. But too often danger, irresponsibility, and chaos as well — and many times the duplicitous mind of the adult. Too often, this concept of “power” is associated with evil and misdeed, opposite of the innocent domain of the light hearted child. However, Golding meddles with these opposing connotations in Lord of the Flies. The boys separate themselves into two groups: the “biguns” and the “littluns.” This is a distinction…

School is a very important topic in life and it teaches you what you need to know, but does it teach you what life can really bring, well school does teach the basic rules on how to start an adult life like, it helps create relationship skills, it makes students learn how to respect others, and teaches students how to become an everyday worker. First, students can learn many valuable things from school, but one of the most important things they should learn is that the school helps create…

novel. He experiences this revelation of where he’s supposed to be headed towards in life, as opposed to digressing back into time like he initially planned to. Holden would be described as a dynamic character because his attitudes towards becoming an adult changes, which is essentially the point of the novel. A clue that the reader is given that suggests Holden’s original attitude is changing is when Mr. Antolini says “I have a feeling that you’re riding for some sort of fall…a special kind of…

As a hopeful, speech pathologist, if I was to reflect back on the lifespan that I would feel most challenging in the health system, it would have to be older adulthood. Older adult hood would be difficult to work with as there are a range of issues that may arise or they already are dealing with, that could impact the care in which they accept or receive. This lifespan also has had more life experiences and therefore they may see the treatment that they are going to get as not right or they…

Did your life force you to grow up? I remember being 4 years old and praying to god that I get older faster. I always wanted money in my wallet like my dad, so I can buy my own candy. I recall crying at the age of 8 because my mom said I was not old enough to wear her red lipstick. At that moment, all I wanted was to be tall, big and grown so that I could make my own choices and live life my way. My wishes did come true, but it is like the wish granted by a bad genie, he tricked me. The universe…