Nerdotopia

As the popular saying goes , “Teenagers are the most misunderstood people on earth. They are treated like children and expected to act like adults.” the age in  between immaturity and maturity can be quite an influential time for children as well as their parents. Parents think it is a crucial time for them to impose their authority as parents on their children and guide them more strictly whilst teenagers think it is vital for them in this particular era of their lives to attain independence on their journey to adulthood.   This is the chapter of their lives is where children go through a lot, psychologically and emotionally. Emotions can be inconsistent as teens learn to deal with school, their friends, and adult expectations. Teenager’s self-esteem is mostly affected by success in school, sports, and friendship s. Teens tend to compare themselves with others, and they might form false ideas about their body image. The influence of TV, magazines, and the Internet can add to...

The Perks of being a Wallflower, directed by Stephen Chbosky was released in 2012. Adapted from Stephen Chbosky’s novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the film takes place in the late 90‘s revolving around the teenage impulse to be pretentious and the central theme of the struggle to understand the terrible things that inevitably happen to those who we love. A world where teens can say “We are infinite” is unfolded by the narrative of a series of letters written by Charlie (Logan Lerman), addressed to you; the reader, they detail his alternatively painful and joyous highschool freshman year,   with hopes that you will understand him because he’s heard good things about you.   Socially awkward teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two charismatic students become his mentors. Free-spirited Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller) help Charlie discove...