Coming_of_Age

Coming of Age Essay When your young you have absolute no control over your life. Your parents decide on every thing you do. They have a age limit for everything you would want to do. For example, you cant go out by you’re self until your 16 years old. Even if it is a tradition it does not mean that everyone would want to do it but still your parents force you to. Most teenagers would have coming of age ceremony’s to celebrate there transition into adult hood. Latino , Hispanic and Mexican girls would have Quinceaneras when they would turn the age of 15. American Indian boys would have vision quests when they would be entering puberty it would be from thirteen to 16. Girls rarely had vision quests because they would not want to have one instead they would want to do something else. If you were a Latino , Hispanic or Mexican girl and you just turned 15 decide not to have Quinceanera nothing would happen. Every one including your family would treat you the same as if you had the ceremony or not. Having the ceremony is just a way to celebrate it. If you did not have the ceremony you will still be making your way into adult hood. The only thing that would change is the amount of money you would spend on birthday celebration. Your family and friends would give you the same amount of presents as they would if you had a Quinceanera . During a vision quest the youth would be sent out from the camp on a solitary vigil. He would be alone and have to stay awake during the usual hours of sleep involving fasting and prayer in order to gain some sigh of presence and nature of his guardian spirit. While on his vision quest the boy would watch for an animal who behaved in a significant way. Usually the boy would discover an object ( most likely a stone), which resembled some animal. In the predominant form, he had a dream I which his guardian appeared (usually in animal form) instructed him , took him on a visionary journey , and taught him songs. Upon receiving these signs and visions he returned to his home, in dictated his success, and sought out a religious specialist for help in interpreting his visions. In conclusion parents may force you to do things you don’t want to do but in the end your glad you did it. For example when American Indian boys go on there vision quests I’m sure that they do not want to in the beginning. Who would want to go in the woods by their self for one or two days until they have a dream or vision where they could easily be attacked by wild animals' When the boy returned he was most likely glad he did it and got to experience what it was like to come into adult hood . Parents in most cases know what’s best for us even if were to stubborn to see it. Having a Quinceanera is what most girls would want but for the ones that wouldn’t they would appreciate the time and effort that their parents or mom spent into having such a big celebration just for turning 15 and entering adult hood.