Chapter 11 – The Girl in Conflict
Summary
This chapter discussed the instances where girls deviated from the normal way of life everyone else was accustomed to and conformed to. What they all had in common were either outstanding circumstances in their everyday lives, or exposure to a different culture than the Samoan culture. The result was that they rebelled and strived for higher goals than the Samoan culture allowed. They were also more passionate in their emotional responses.
Summary
This chapter discussed the instances where girls deviated from the normal way of life everyone else was accustomed to and conformed to. What they all had in common were either outstanding circumstances in their everyday lives, or exposure to a different culture than the Samoan culture. The result was that they rebelled and strived for higher goals than the Samoan culture allowed. They were also more passionate in their emotional responses.
Discussion
I may be wrong, but I can almost see where Mead is going with all of this. The fact that the exposure to the white missionaries caused some of the girls to rebel and act differently points to the type of society being the cause for the behavior. This type of rebelling I don’t think is a bad thing though. But, this adolescent rebellion would appear to stem from the Western culture, and not be something that is universally true of all adolescents.
I may be wrong, but I can almost see where Mead is going with all of this. The fact that the exposure to the white missionaries caused some of the girls to rebel and act differently points to the type of society being the cause for the behavior. This type of rebelling I don’t think is a bad thing though. But, this adolescent rebellion would appear to stem from the Western culture, and not be something that is universally true of all adolescents.
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