Innocence Versus The New Er A Vulnerable And Irreversible...

Innocence Versus the New Era: A Vulnerable and Irreversible Choice â€Å"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,† written by Carol oates in 1970, portrays the cultural transition’s impact on teenager’s behavior in 1960’s. The new style of music highly influenced adolescent’s behavior, initiating a revolutionary era. That was a time which culture was rapidly changing. A sexual revolution was taking place, leading people, especially teenagers, to question the traditional and religious believes from previous generations. In addition, World War II had just ended in 1945, driving people to promote peace and love amongst themselves, especially through music for the next few decades. Despite all the peace and love movement, a series of murders began to arise in Tucson, Az. Charles Howard Schmid Jr., a 23-year-old man, brutally murdered numerous girls and made the national headlines. A creepy predator who was Oates inspiration to create the unscrupulous p edophile character of Arnold Friend. Connie is a 15-year-old girl who lives an ordinary life; confused about the girl she is, and the woman she is becoming. Being a teenager is not an easy thing overall, for any girl, in any era. Furthermore, she lives in a fast-paced, transitional phase in America; a phase which rock and roll is considered, â€Å"the devil’s tool,† to most parents; rock and roll lyrics began to be more explicit and provocative, hence, leading the young generation to break the traditional rules of a conventional era.Show MoreRelatedStrategic Marketing Management337596 Words   |  1351 PagesProfessor of Business Administration The Business School Loughborough University and Colin Gilligan Professor of Marketing Sheffield Hallam University and Visiting Professor, Northumbria University AMSTERDAM †¢ BOSTON †¢ HEIDELBERG †¢ LONDON †¢ NEW YORK †¢ OXFORD PARIS †¢ SAN DIEGO †¢ SAN FRANCISCO †¢ SINGAPORE †¢ SYDNEY †¢ TOKYO Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803 First published 1992 Second edition 1997 Reprinted 1998Read MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesorder to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Kim S. Cameron UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Prentice Hall Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Eric Svendsen