Drinking
How does peer pressure influence teenagers? Peer pressure influences teenager’s because it pressure’s them to do drugs, drink, and ditch class. Peer pressure isn’t okay because you’re getting them to do something they probably don’t want to do, but eventually they give in because they’re being pressured by someone. In the Book, Melinda Sordino is influenced by peer pressure because she went to that party and drank alcohol when she shouldn’t have drank, but it was peer pressure, so she drank because someone pressured her into doing it, however, she didn’t really want to (Halse). Also, she got peer pressured because she ditched class, but, that’s not what I’m talking about (Halse). My friend experienced peer pressure because he was pressured into drinking, but
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Melinda got drunk at a house party because of peer pressure and my friend got pressured into drinking too, so he is similar to Melinda’s story that she told because both didn’t really want to, but did it anyways. (Halse). Melinda handled the pressure by giving in and got drunk at that party when she’s 15 or 14, but it’s illegal to drink underage, and you shouldn’t do it until you meet the drinking age (Halse). Melinda could have ignored the alcohol and just partied without it even if it would be less fun, but either way not drinking and nothing else would have happened to her (Halse). You handle peer pressure by ignoring it and not giving in to it because if it’s something you’re not comfortable with doing, you won’t be able to take back anything you did in that moment after you take the alcohol into your system. Instead of drinking , drink