Essays on Adulthood

Firstly, Jane is a 45-year-old Singapore born Chinese female who was parentified at a young age of 20-year-old. As her mother was critically ill, she had to quit studying and took on multiple jobs to support her siblings and her father. Furthermore, Jane struggled through...

Late adulthood is the period of life from the age 60-70 until death, usually starting after middle adulthood. Although later adulthood is the major segment of the life-span, the ideology that humans continue to develop throughout this period has been neglected until the 20th century....

As time goes by, everything changes and as the world changes, so does the people. Psychology designates human life into few stages as their age gets older. For example, infants become children, children become teenagers, and suddenly a teenager becomes an adult. What exactly is...

It’s common for anyone to undergo numerous major events and experiences through life that can ultimately change a person’s perception or decisions for their future. There are high points like giving birth to a child or getting married, but just as significantly, there are low...

The novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J. D Salinger says that growing up is a struggle and that you should preserve your childhood as demonstrated by phoniness, conforming in society, and how Holden views the adult world. From the story we learn that...

The legacy left behind from childhood trauma will continue to torment female survivors for the rest of their lives. Women with histories of childhood trauma continue to be victimized even years later as they enter into adulthood. Their health, functioning, and quality of life are...

Middle adulthood is generally referred to as the period between youth and old age; however there are no clear rules to indicate a demarcation. Generally those between 40 to 60 years of age are considered to be middle-aged. The results from a national survey conducted...

In many situations you would never know what will occur and how to get out of that situation but in the end, it will become a lesson learned. The story “A & P” written by John Updike is about a cashier by the name of...

When some people think of “adulthood,” they think about somebody independent. They have their own car, they’ve moved out of their parents’ house, and they have a job with a steady income. Then, there are some people who think that you are an adult the...

I make it a point to trust no one who claim they have it all figured out. I really don’t- and that maybe why it’s a defining part of why I feel like I am somehow not an adult, still, at 25. Instead of that...