As a college student, the idea of adulthood is a prevalent one. You can not go one full day without encountering countless examples of people trying to discover and define what their individualized version of adulthood entails. Everywhere you look there is someone trying to figure out what being an adult means to them now that they are suddenly expected to act like one. At times, adulthood seems like it is such a popular concept that students can appear as if they are almost entirely consumed with the idea of it and maybe, to some degree, we are. Because of this, many of our conversations tend to circle back to the idea of adulthood. We judge things we perceive as blatantly immature, question whether we are passing as adults well enough, and complain about how difficult “adulthood” can be. But despite how much the unique environment of a college campus can begin to create a sort of hive mind mentality, it is important to remember that everybody's definition of adulthood is a nuanced one. All the dorms on my floor in Willkie are private singles, which is nice, but it does not facilitate a lot of comradeship. …show more content…
We are all constantly learning from everything around us, and college is the perfect setting for that. We’re expected to have our lives figured out but life isn't straightforward it’s messy and you have to embrace that (“Parent Letters” 5). Everyone has to figure out what adulthood means to them in their own way and in their own time. The texts we read in class seemed to echo this idea too. Holden was kicked out of several schools and wandered through New York City before he was finally able to realize that you have to let kids reach for the golden ring even if that means they fall. And Allie Brosh certainly didn't shy away from detailing how she was able to grow from the messy experiences in her