Downfall of Our Youth in the Eyes of the Middle Aged

“Opinions, desires, and interests come and go; only time will tell what is a fad and what is ongoing tradition in society.” Un-named.

While there are many things I could point out and argue about these two blog posts, I believe their mutual opinions and personalities would, for the most part, invite pleasant mealtime conversation. Both authors from “Death Of Pretty” (Pat Archbold) and “Men Growing Up to be Boys” (Lakshmi Chaudhry) seem like the typical middle age “haters” of the younger and upcoming generation. With this being said, their conversation would likely gravitate toward the downfall, in their eyes, of the American youth. They may begin by discussing their personal opinions in relation to their blog/articles, which are posted online. Though, it may be assumed, since their articles were written five years apart that their ideals on the subjects might have changed, for the better or worse. In their dinner conversation, the turn of the working individual and integrity of the working class due to men’s “self-indulgence” may be discussed. This being said, the author of “Death Of Pretty,” would direct their conversation toward the death of morality in the female populous as mediated by the “teenage male” desire for less responsibility. They may share a laugh over how they knew the true meaning of being a “woman” or “man,” yet in reality their ideals of this is just that, they are opinions. The opinions of trueness have been sculpted in the culture that they each grew up in, which certainly is NOT our time. They will certainly both agree though that the driving factor behind both of these likeminded arguments is the media, for they feel it is the root of all evil in causing the adolescent decline.

Archibald, Pat. "The Death Of Pretty." National Catholic Register. EWTN, 12 Dec. 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.

Chaudhry, Lakshmi. "Men Growing Up to Be Boys." In These Times. N.p., 17 Mar. 2006. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.