Reflection on Emily White’s “High School’s Secret Life”

Excerpts from Emily White's book "Fast Woman: Teenage Tribes" and "Mythical Tatars" influence the personal opinion of the young when social relations form their own personal identity It turned out to be very useful for studying the method. White believes that someone's personal identity is directly affected by the social group in which they live (15). In my opinion, the profound development of a person's individual identity starts from adolescence between middle school and high school. Caucasians call this group "tribe" (15) and effectively include a unique way in which social groups are formed in this adolescence. She continues to explain why the formation of a social group can not be avoided, especially as it calls "one of the most unavoidable and most important limitations" like the canteen (15). However, these groups have little effect. While some groups may be formed based on common hobbies and interests, White repeats the fact that many tribes are formed based on the individual's unique qualities - many are physical . For example, overweight students avoid the crowd and avoid typical students who can afford to wear the most popular designer brand clothing (16). White's assertion can convince people that this is a combination of individual choice and personal identity culture. In my opinion, those discovered in his or her youthful days tend to mainly focus on materialism, our culture will depend largely on what emphasizes the beauty of the surface. White's proof proves that some people can form their own personal identity without being greatly affected by their fellow opinion, but in the end these opinions reflect personal identity It plays an elaborate role in shaping. Our culture is not only based on how we recognize ourselves and form individual identities.

Emily White's "Secret Life in High School" evaluates the student group of Calhoun High School in Seattle, Washington based on the behavior during another lunch break. White mentioned in the biography at the beginning of several journal articles that wrote through his career, such as the magazines "Spin Magazine", "Country Voice", "Los Angeles Weekly" (White 15), but I I have never heard of it. Do not think that when evaluating adolescence, she can be regarded as a reliable source of information. White provided several advantages when linking the hybrid of students at the restaurant to the social conventions of primitive tribes, but the assumption she did should not be based on student lunch break eccentric completely I think. Even after graduating from high school, I still remember the fresh stories I experienced in the cafeteria. And it can be said that some of her generalization is reality. But such a small example does not work for everyone.

High school may be a very interesting time for many teenagers. This is a very interesting time, it is a very difficult time. Emily White's 'secret life in high school' counts the daily social interactions of many struggling teenagers in the outskirts of Seattle. Most of this article is used to explain the social situation of Capellia. Emily explains the cafeteria as a social "testing place" for students (page 15). White's view of observing and explaining these daily exchanges is that high schools may find it difficult to test their identity. For students, depending on the time of lunch break you are in, the appearance of friends you think may be destroyed soon. Emily said the cafeteria as "the zero point of school", the environment is "opportunity game" (16th page)). The description of the life of these students sounds very difficult, but accurate for many dangerous high school students. In these tribes, the identity of everyone is highly questionable.