In the piece written by Joan Acocella called “The Child Trap The Rise of Over
Parenting” she express many ideas ranging from over parenting not allowing children to move out on their own, the forcing of education because of their own personal gain, and the removal of self from children in today’s society. Through the use of many metaphors and sarcasm she is able to connect to the audience very easily to give herself a sense of equality between herself and the reader.
Starting out in the piece Acocella expresses the outrageous but true facts about how today’s parents will attempt to keep their children around to be their little babies’ forever. A college girl becoming a student at the Colorado College was interviewed by the