Adolescence is a time of growth and time to learn and make mistakes. It is also a time where responsibility, or lack of can be questioned. There are many heated discussions over whether adolescence is really a time to be equipping yourself for the responsibilities you'll later have to face in life, or rather if it is a time when responsibility should not even be thought of. There are many reasons why adolescents can be regarded to take on responsibility as it is a time of maturing and preparing for the world 'out there.' Alternatively, there are also many reasons why adolescents is a time for shaking off responsibility as there are many pressures faced while an adolescent, many fads in life still to go through and the fact that adolescents is a time that is meant to be for fun.

In the novel The Pigman, Paul Zindel explores the idea that adolescents is a time for having fun, being care free and not taking much responsibility at all through a character, John. John, in his somophore years, drinks alcohol, smokes and plays more than simple pranks at school. Not only this, but when he meets the Pi

In the newspaper article, "Killer, 17, winks after sentence" it demonstrates how some adolescents only worry about having fun and their image, going to extreme extents in order to keep their reputation high. The newspaper article explains a 17 year old's irresponsible actions to keep his image up in front of his friends. Adolescents can be a time when responsibility is taken lightly and not serious enough, being too young to understand the importance and consequence which follow.

gman, he acts irresponsibly by taking advantage of the privileges Mr Pignati offers such as allowing him to spend much money on him and not feeling much guilt at all. His pranks include setting off "twenty-three bombs" and organising the "supercolossal fruit rolls" (p8). John basically is interested in having a fun time, not really thinking any further ahead than that. This is shown when he initiates a large social gathering at Mr Pignati's house while he is still in hospital, which shows his lack of consideration.

Being a teenager is about learning and growing, both which ready you for the pressures of the work force and later life. When you are an adolescent, you are considered mature enough for jobs, taxes, driving, movies and therefore, it is time that you accepted the responsibility for yourself and others around you. Jewish people recognise this in a celebration called a barmitsva/batmitsva. It is the moment when the teenager becomes

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Approximate Word count = 965
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)