go ask alice
... the problem, and will keep teens from thinking lonely and depressing thoughts. The generation gap is another good characteristic seen in the novel. When Alice and her family moved, she started to change her appearance in ways her parents did not like and they were worried because of this change in Alice. She starts to dress like a hippie, wearing moccasins and clothes with fringe. She also starts to iron her hair flat instead of wearing it with a flip. Her parents nagging at her about her change in appearance made her want to breakdown. All the feelings bottled up inside of Alice, which led to more drug use. The situations that Alice went through are typical situations that occur between any other teenager and his or her parents. Throughout the novel, Alice pretty much does what she wants whenever she wants it, no matter what. An example of this is when Chris and Alice go to San Francisco. They are completely self-reliant and in charge of themselves. Alice never likes when her parents try to tell her something. Many teenagers today go against their parents’ will. Teenagers want to make decisions that are way beyond them, and that make them feel like adults. Sometimes, what they do not realize, is that consequences and pitfalls come with their decisions. Anyone could easily see how Alice’s experiences and feelings are related to the typical teenager. True, the experiences may not be as extreme, but many events come close to the thigns Alice confesses in her diary. This novel covers eight elements of rights of passage. The first is the theme of elders. Her elders were her parents and, at the end, her drug counselors. Second, the element of separation was covered when she ran away and lived on her own. The third element is sacred time. Her sacred time was when she was living on he...