Growing Up To Grow Up In The 1900's

“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing”- George Bernard Shaw. Growing up is one of the most rewarding and terrifying experience. The world has changed drastically, more so now in the last 100 years than ever before. The rise of global powers had led to political issues and conflicts. The results of these conflicts have led to war and a dejected view of life. Now there is a new age and its taking the world by storm. Although growing up now verses then has its similarities, the time period and acceptance for social difference has brought challenges to those ideals. Before considering the differences, its important to view the similarities. Growing up in the 1900s and have many similarities in experiences
such as loss and love. Another example of these similarities is the steps of becoming a man. “He was fourteen then. He had killed his buck and Sam’s father had marked his face with hot blood, and in the next year he had killed a bear”(Faulkner 47). This represents the boys quest as he kills his first bear and takes his steps into manhood. As for a similar reason today, getting a license is a boys transition into manhood. While growing up and searching for identities shows its similarities between now and then, whereas on the other hand the time periods contradicts the similarities