5 paragraph essay
The Pros And Cons Of Fitting In
In the real world today, people from every background have faced the reality of social life and where they believe they would thrive the most. Although we think we are always right in any given situation, it never really turns out that way and encounters with fitting in and the decisions made to be included in a certain social group acknowledge the fact that sometimes we are wrong. A quote by Rick Warren states, “Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.” This comment describes that once we become a follower, it is difficult to change, and may become trapped in the life of doing acts and deeds for the leader who takes all the credit while we starve just to keep in the category of a follower. In both short stories, “Greasy Lake” and “Initiation”, the main characters are confronted with decisions that makes it very hard for them to pull themselves out of. The two stories commonly share the same message that maturity, temptations, and peer-pressure arise all the time and how we deal with it determines our future.
In "Greasy Lake", the narrarator faces actions he does that questions if the description associated with him is the person he truly is or if he is just a regular teen who thinks he already grew up and matured. For example, the author in “Greasy Lake”, describes the main character as a tough teen who takes on the role of an adult even when he shows immaturity at moments. “We were all dangerous characters then. We wore torn-up leather jackets, slouched around with toothpicks in our mouths, sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed was cocaine” (T. Coraghessan Boyle). The characters in this short story do acts that they will reflect later on in life and realize that they were just childish and extremely ignorant. Although most of them were 18 or above, and felt like nothing could stop them, one man stood up to the three boys and put them to the test. In addition, once the situation got out of hand, they fled
In the real world today, people from every background have faced the reality of social life and where they believe they would thrive the most. Although we think we are always right in any given situation, it never really turns out that way and encounters with fitting in and the decisions made to be included in a certain social group acknowledge the fact that sometimes we are wrong. A quote by Rick Warren states, “Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it.” This comment describes that once we become a follower, it is difficult to change, and may become trapped in the life of doing acts and deeds for the leader who takes all the credit while we starve just to keep in the category of a follower. In both short stories, “Greasy Lake” and “Initiation”, the main characters are confronted with decisions that makes it very hard for them to pull themselves out of. The two stories commonly share the same message that maturity, temptations, and peer-pressure arise all the time and how we deal with it determines our future.
In "Greasy Lake", the narrarator faces actions he does that questions if the description associated with him is the person he truly is or if he is just a regular teen who thinks he already grew up and matured. For example, the author in “Greasy Lake”, describes the main character as a tough teen who takes on the role of an adult even when he shows immaturity at moments. “We were all dangerous characters then. We wore torn-up leather jackets, slouched around with toothpicks in our mouths, sniffed glue and ether and what somebody claimed was cocaine” (T. Coraghessan Boyle). The characters in this short story do acts that they will reflect later on in life and realize that they were just childish and extremely ignorant. Although most of them were 18 or above, and felt like nothing could stop them, one man stood up to the three boys and put them to the test. In addition, once the situation got out of hand, they fled