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PAPER #3

Paul Hufker| EAD II, Fall 2019

Readings: *Michael Chabon, My Son, the Prince of Fashion (Emerging)

*Robin Marantz Henig, What is it about 20-somethings? (Emerging)

In his article, Chabon writes, “You are born into a family and those are your people, and they know you and they love you, and if you are lucky they even, on occasion, manage to understand you. And that ought to be enough. But it is never enough.” This quote seems to imply that there is a desire in the self to go beyond the support system you’re born with (your family), and move toward those people you choose, who help you grow into the person you want to become.

In her article, Henig writes, “The whole idea of milestones, of course, is something of an anachronism; it implies a lockstep march toward adulthood that is rare these days. Kids don’t shuffle along in unison on the road to maturity.” This quote seems to imply that while we are aging and maturing, we are not doing so at the exact same rate as those around us. Both articles, then, discuss the idea that in order to mature, one must engage in a period of self-discovery.

Reread both texts, formulate an independent answer, find relevant quotes to support you (don’t summarize!) and answer the following question: What is the value of self-discovery during the process of maturation?

You may want to consider the following questions/prompts while preparing for and writing Paper 3. You do not need to answer all of them! They are simply designed to help you generate ideas.

* Push further with your logic -- if you’re tempted to write something like “Self-discovery helps you know who you are,” I will immediately ask you the value of self-understanding. Push past these surface-level considerations, instead finding and discussing the most fundamental ideas available.

* Consider Henig’s discussion of maturation of the brain – it does not stop developing until after we are 25 years old. How might that affect the value of self-discovery?

*Rough Draft Due (3-page minimum): As a hard copy in class on Thursday, October 31st. Please upload (as an attachment) to Paper 3 on our Canvas site by 9:00 AM on Thursday, October 31st.

*Final Draft Due (4-page minimum): Due, Tuesday, November 12th. Please upload (as an attachment) to Paper #3 on our Canvas site by 9:00 AM on Tuesday, November 12th.

Late rough drafts will result in a half-letter grade deduction from the final draft of Paper 3. Late final drafts will result in a full-letter grade deduction from the final draft of Paper 3.

Required formatting: stapled, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-pt. font (Times New Roman), MLA format (Your headers, page numbers, and quotations should be formatted properly. See The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook.)