Sam Fortier

Class 811

           A rebellion is when someone wants to do their own thing and not follow a certain rule or law, whether it’s a rule from a guardian or a law from law enforcement--any type of rule.  Maybe young people rebel because they have been controlled and told what to do so much by their parents and others that they want a taste of the real world.  They want to be more independent see what it’s like to be by themselves and live by their own rules (except for the government laws or maybe not).  They could also just be tired of their parents and they’re getting annoyed of listening and being told what to do.  They want to separate from them and become their own person.

            Also it is the age between being too scared to rebel and too mature to rebel. It’s a time when you have a lot of new ideas forming, and trying to figure out where you are going and what you are going to do with your life.

      I think rebellion is a necessary element of growing up because you need to experience a little bit of the real world before you go out into the real world.  By trying to figure things out and figure out what you believe in, it helps to prepare you for living on your own one day.  Rebellion can also be good because it introduces a new point of view and can make people think about things in a different way.