Analysis

Who does one go to when they need someone to console them in their greatest time of need, a friend? A guardian? A true love? Many young kids today walk around the hallways and believe that the person that they are holding hands with is their forever true love. Many tell their deepest secrets and thoughts to their boyfriend or girlfriend, hoping that what they say remains between them, but is one so trustworthy just because they have “promised” to be true “forever?” A couple does not see their surroundings as much as each other, and so they are lost in love, which keeps them very much distant with other emotions as well. Young love is therefore, illustrated to be dangerous because it can lead to deception and can lead to much controversy, which is informed in the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, the painting “Marriage a la Mode” by William Hogarth, and the article “The Price of Young Love” by Jack Healy.

Primarily, young love is dangerous because it can lead to mendacity between the two individuals. In the painting, “Marriage a la Mode” by William Hogarth, one can see the distinct actions that the individuals are doing. A man/future spouse is not admiring his fiancé, but is seen to be admiring himself in a nearby mirror. He seems to be more engrossed in himself and more carefree for his marriage, where as, the other members seem to be more interested in the marriage rather than fritter the time. The father of the husband seems a bit more tense, but also carefree and looks pleased in the picture, even though he is bestowing his son to the hands of another family. The father of the husband is also appreciating the money that is being given from the father of the lady’s family. There is a pile of coins lying in front o...

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...a limit where they think that controlling their kids are of no use, and are pushed to a limit of thinking. They see that with the killing of their children, is the killing of the relationship, but do not see, that the “controversies” that arose were because of the decisions that the parents had themselves made.

Therefore, many children should see the result of such problems to be informed of what the actions they do can hurt not only themselves but their families as well. Many adolescent children in high school are starting to experience such love, and it is important to understand the concept of love fully rather than be hasty in the decision of claiming that what they have with another person is true love. We should talk about such situation mainly because it is not a minor issue, it changes one’s perspective of life and social mind when thinking of other people.