How can our Perspective

Change, Especially as we
Traverse Adolescence?
By Julia Berardo
Sources Used
1. Night by Elie Wiesel
2. Sam Berns (TEDTalk)
3. Judging Journal (Newsela)
4. Independent Book (Auggie & Me)
Elie was dependent on his parents, especially his father.

“I could have screamed in anger. To have lived and endured so much; was I going to let
my father die now? (Wiesel 105)”

Elie Wiesel was dependent on his father. He was dependent on him because he was his
motivation to keep living. Wiesel fought his father on giving up because he needed him
to stay alive. Wiesel was dependent on his father because at the end of the day Elie
Wiesel needed to know that he had someone to rely on.

Wiesel’s perspective changed as he traversed through adolescence because he became

less dependent on his father and more dependent on himself.
Sam Berns makes us aware of what life really is.
“The first aspect to my philosophy is that I’m okay with what I ultimately can’t do
because there is so much I can do (Berns 3:10).”

Sam Bern makes us aware of what life really is because he is able to focus on all of the
positive things in his life, even though there are a lot of negatives. He remind us that it is
okay to not be able to do everything, but he also tells us to enjoy everything that we can
do in life.

Sam Berns’ perspective changed as he traversed through adolescence and began to live
life and focus all the positive things and not pay attention to the negatives.
Social Media changes our perspective on society.
“They say these websites keep people from talking in person (Newsela).”

Social Media change sour perspective on society because it keeps us from

communicating with people face to face. This changes our perspective on society
because then you are unaware of what our society is and how our world today
functions.

Social Media changes our perspective especially as we traverse through adolescence

because you grow up almost within a sense that everything you have is not as good as
the next persons. You grow up knowing that the grass is always greener on the other
side.
Charlottes friends impacted who she was.
“The truth is: Ximena Chin made me a little nervous (Auggie & Me;Shingaling 215).”

Charlottes friends impacted who she was because she was nervous around a girl that
she did not know just because she was apart of the ‘popular table.’ Charlotte's friends
opinions on Ximena changed her own opinion on Ximena. Charlotte's friends changed
her view on her peers and how she interacted with them.

Charlottes perspective changed while she traversed through adolescence when she
realized that everything she had wanted was right in front of her. When she realized
that her life changed completely.
Overview
All of these texts relate to each other because all of these topics/people changed tremendously through
adolescence. Elie Wiesel's perspective changed as he got older and encountered more dangerous experiences.
Wiesel relied on his father for motivation. He depended on him for everything. His perspective changed when he
became more dependent on himself and a self-motivator. It changed when he almost lost his father for the first
time. He realized that he needed to learn how to survive without his father and this changed his perspective on
life. Sam Berns’ perspective changed through his adolescence when he began to stop letting his disease get in
the way of his dreams and aspirations. Through his adolescence this changed because he began to focus on all
the positive things that his life had to offer, and he did not worry about the negatives. Social Media changes
changes our perspective through adolescence because instead of being content with everything that you have
you envy the people with more than you. Your perspective changes because your view on your life and
everything that you have changes. Charlotte's perspective changed through her adolescence when she began to
form her own thoughts and opinions and not let her friends make decisions for her. All of these people had to
grow up in order for their perspective to change and that is not an easy thing especially as you are traversing
through adolescence.
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