Quote
In the first paragraph of Jean Twenge’s article “Has The Smartphone Destroyed A Generation?” Twenge, a 25-year veteran of researching generational differences, describes her middle-school days. Twenge states how she would “Enjoy a few parent-free hours shopping with my friends.” She then wrote what she heard back from a 13-year old girl in regards to her experience at the mall and how it was under much heavier supervision. Twenge was clearly trying to contrast the two experiences and seemingly suggesting that her experience with friends that was completely unsupervised was somehow better than one where adults keep tabs on their children (Twenge, 59.)
Position
While I am not as well known for my generational difference analytics, I do believe I have a valid reason to argue that Jean Twenge’s main argument. Twenge discusses how smartphones have become the downfall of our generation, such as how she has found most teens to prefer online interactions rather than real-world interactions. This isn’t what IGen should be defined by.
This was good! I feel as though that the quote you picked didn’t quite capture the controversy around the smartphone even though it explained one of the points of evidence Twenge made due to the smartphone. You did a good job explaining the quote at the end, I understood what you were connecting. I would explain more and add to the idea of your position.