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Teenage boys in fiction.
(This'll be my last thread for a while today)
In most Young Adult fiction I've read, teenage boys seem to be portrayed more or less as idiots. Yes, there are exceptions, but the a male protagonist and the males of his close group of friends are mostly horny idiots.
They continously do completely dangerous and flat-out irrational things, they quite often are not that good in school, and all they tend to think about is girls. This is annoying to read, since these guys often do things so dumb I wonder why I'm supposed to care about them. Yes, Testosterone makes people aggressive. Yes, teenage boys are not reknowned for their common sense. And puberty does make you horribly horny. But still, a little deviantion from the norm is appreciated, guys.
I wouldn't mind this so much if the entire male side of casts are like this. Except for the token nerd, most male teenagers in fiction are like this, though they do deviate a little, such as the "whiny bitch who still tags along anyway". But that's like saying that crappy cars deviate on which parts break down first.
We're reading A Seperate Peace by John Knowles in my English class right now, and it's really hard to care about the main characters, Phineas and Gene.
This is because Gene seems to be a whiny bitch who none-the-less does stupid things with the other boys anyway, is petty as hell, holds non-sensical grudges, and then commits a really dickish act in the first few chapters for no other reason than being a petty dick.
Phineas, on the other hand, is a irrational idiot who does really dangerous and completely non-sensical things, and can somehow get away with breaking school policy, and feels the need to marginalize Gene's work.
I'm supposed to care about these guys, why?
Comments
What kind of Young Adult fiction? Fantasy? Drama? True-Story? Horror?
Any kind really. YA fiction seems to think that boys are dumb horndogs who love nothing but girls and being stupid, and girls are mysterious creatures who love nothing but boys ans shopping
more or less as idiots."
Sounds like a rather realistic portrayal.
Yes, I don't have a high opinion of teenagers.
Teen boys aren't known for their common sense, but most people have a modicum of intelligence.
I'd rather have intelligent main characters. This Loser Is You is a fucking awful trope.
Write a book...come on...do it.
Yes, I don't have a high opinion of teenagers.
Well there's your problem.
oh and uh Juan Carlos speaks the truth.
Sure, cute. If you like dirt and greasy skin. Teenage boys are gross.It's not like you just automatically become a good person the minute you reach adulthood.
...But, Pedo Bear only likes girls.
STOP ANALYZING PEDO BEAR