The Blame Game Analysis

The Blame Game Teen angst is known across the world as just something that most teens have at some point or another. Both boys and girls go through a rebellion stage, but they tend to differ slightly based on time, place, and of course the people around them. It is the time of change, a time where parents want to protect their children and those children don’t always agree with their parents. In the teenager’s eyes, the parents conspire against them with the help of any authority figure they can get in contact with. Other parents, teachers, police, and similar authorities only try to help guide the teens in the right direction. In this case Hendershot argues that authority figures were the main cause of problems for Tony from I Was a Teenage
She gave up everything so Buffy could get an education and provided her with whatever she needed. On the opposite end, Tony’s father worked a lot at the factory and blames Tony’s worsening behavior on the death of his mother. Tony’s father tries to help him understand that even though you might not get along with another person, sometimes you have to concede and do things their way. You cannot simply explain how to be a better person to a child through a story; it must be learned through their life. Parents have to show that they care about their child for their child to appreciate what they have.
While parents can be essential to teaching children how to act, their teachers and mentors play a pivotal role. Buffy is mentored by her “Watcher” Giles. He helps point Buffy in the right direction in the way of Vampire slaying but does little to help in her actual schooling. Tony has Detective Donovan who tries to steer him down the straight and narrow, but cannot do much because he is a police officer and usually shows up after the fighting has already started. It is easier to mentor the child as a teacher considering they spend most of their time at