Bildungsroman In The Film 'The Graduate'
Bildungsroman / The Graduate
“Coming of Age” is a very scary thought after graduating school because it’s a validation that young students are at an age where they’re becoming adults, like Ben in the movie, The Graduate. To students entering adult hood means life making decisions need to be made as soon as possible; like deciding what school to go to, what classes to take, what job to pursue, who to fall in love with, and to find who you really are as a person. In the movie, The Graduate, Ben shows how he faces challenges after he graduates college and how students struggle after graduating school before the 19th Century. Even though the movie was before this century, I think that the “Coming of Age” challenges haven’t changed since 1967 because …show more content…
When Ben’s parents threw a graduation party for him he felt like he was pressured to pick a career right after college. Just like him my parents, friends, family members, and other random people always open conversations with the question “what do you want to be after college?” and I always reply, “I don’t really know yet.” In the movie, when Ben was being pulled aside from family members they had suggestions for his future career, and I can relate to that because, in family occasions, suggestions of what I can be in the future are always pouring from every direction. For me, the suggestions don’t help but put more pressure on me and for some reason, the suggestions don’t interest me. Every suggestion I’ve heard is the same ones I hear whenever a person comes up to me. But for Ben, he’s persuaded to follow his parents’ footsteps and granted a sportscar, a job with his parents, and other fancy goodies.
In conclusion, the challenges in 2017 aren’t really in contrast with the challenges of 1967. The pressure and decision making is still one of the biggest challenges but the way its dealt with can be different when compared to the year 1967. The good thing about entering adult-hood is that you’re beginning a new chapter in your life and can learn how to deal with stressful situations like future decision
“Coming of Age” is a very scary thought after graduating school because it’s a validation that young students are at an age where they’re becoming adults, like Ben in the movie, The Graduate. To students entering adult hood means life making decisions need to be made as soon as possible; like deciding what school to go to, what classes to take, what job to pursue, who to fall in love with, and to find who you really are as a person. In the movie, The Graduate, Ben shows how he faces challenges after he graduates college and how students struggle after graduating school before the 19th Century. Even though the movie was before this century, I think that the “Coming of Age” challenges haven’t changed since 1967 because …show more content…
When Ben’s parents threw a graduation party for him he felt like he was pressured to pick a career right after college. Just like him my parents, friends, family members, and other random people always open conversations with the question “what do you want to be after college?” and I always reply, “I don’t really know yet.” In the movie, when Ben was being pulled aside from family members they had suggestions for his future career, and I can relate to that because, in family occasions, suggestions of what I can be in the future are always pouring from every direction. For me, the suggestions don’t help but put more pressure on me and for some reason, the suggestions don’t interest me. Every suggestion I’ve heard is the same ones I hear whenever a person comes up to me. But for Ben, he’s persuaded to follow his parents’ footsteps and granted a sportscar, a job with his parents, and other fancy goodies.
In conclusion, the challenges in 2017 aren’t really in contrast with the challenges of 1967. The pressure and decision making is still one of the biggest challenges but the way its dealt with can be different when compared to the year 1967. The good thing about entering adult-hood is that you’re beginning a new chapter in your life and can learn how to deal with stressful situations like future decision