Growing Up Tethered Analysis

Reality has changed over time and that now there is a new meaning for the new things emerged. The use of technology has increased rapidly as time has gone by. In “Growing Up Tethered”, Turkle proves that the young generation need to be connected at all times by relying on their phones a lot Turkle mostly describes by pathos to persuade to feel in the certain emotion. For example, she says “I’ll pull up my friend…uh, my phone. Julia’s language slips tellingly. When Julia thinks about strong feelings, he thoughts go to her phone and her friends she mixes together “pulling up” a friend’s name on her phone and “Pulling out” her phone, but she does not really correct herself so much as imply that the phone is her friend and that friends take on
Children are kept track of by their parents using cell phones and vice versa. They use the term “Pathology” as if needing to have a cell phone is NOT pathology, “but an accommodation to what technology affords.” (435) Another thing Turkle refers to is “THE AVATAR OF ME”. The term “Avatar” (436), it’s just like the game The Sims Online, is where you can create a virtual self. It’s a virtual place where you can live without really living. It helps people detach from real life. “This kind of identity work can take place wherever you create an avatar.” (437) People create a “Persona” for themselves, not only as an avatar, but on their own personal online profiles, such as facebook. Children as young as 13 are making these online profiles and altering them the way they want to be. They use this all the way into applying for colleges. “Creating the illusion of authenticity demands virtuosity.” (439) Using these methods of communicating and making yourself who and what you want to be is what our generation does, virtually. Person to person has turned into texting instead of in person conversations. It may be a freer way of being who you want to be, but it might not exactly be who you