I just completed reading the article “High School Is Hell” and honestly cannot say that I agree with what the author is saying. I had a great high school experience, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I went to the best high school of all time, and graduated with the best class of all time. Case closed. I actually wanted just one more year of high school since I loved it so much, but now that I’m at OSU, I wouldn’t go back for anything. I’m having a great time.
What the author was saying in this article is kind of interesting. I have heard of a lot of the terms that high school kids say such as “I would kill to be on the cheerleading squad” or “I feel invisible”. I agree that these are commonly used terms that don’t entirely mean exactly what they are saying. These terms are accepted as nothing more than a simple and phrase that is not harmful to anybody. In the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer these types of terms are used a lot to exaggerate the high school environment. I believe that Buffy the Vampire Slayer uses these terms to make the high school as stereotypical as possible. This is done because everyone who has attended high school can relate to all of the terms in some sort of way. High school kids are definitely good at stretching the truth, and exaggerating certain
I also was 50-50 for agreeing with the author of "High School is Hell". I, like you, had a wonderful high school experience and would've loved to do senior year over one more time because it was that great. But, again like you, I would never go back now that I'm at OSU!
ReplyDeletehey Joel i agree on the part when you said the methaphors that was mention in this article are commonly used terms, but i also think they do mean what people are going through in life. I mean my high school life was good but a lot of people didnt have a good high school. I honestly think teens use these metaphors as a way to express themselves to the real world because their voice is not beein heard so maybe they use metaphors to do that.
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