What Makes Lucy From New York - 1412 Words

Introduction In the Age 7 and Age 14 in America documentaries, various children from different parts of the US were interviewed in regards to their life, what kind of family they were born into, and their opinions on various real-world aspects, such as discrimination, wealth, and relationships. The child that I chose to analyze is Lucy from New York. Nature/Nurture Lucy was living a life situated around a different set of nurture characteristics when compared to other children. At the age of 7, she was living in the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City along with her parents. There was no mention as to whether she had siblings. The Upper East Side of New York is considered to be affluent and home to many wealthy people. She†¦show more content†¦For example, throughout the various interviews, whenever Kate and Alexis were talking , she would suddenly interrupt and give her opinion on the asked question (ie. school uniforms, discrimination, etc). Also, she is willing to correct someone else when they make a mistake. For example, when Alexis mistakenly told the interviewer that suspended means getting kicked out of school, Lucy immediately jumps into the conversation and rectifies Alexis’ mistake. A 7 year old Lucy also seems to be rather insightful in regards to real world questions; it seems as if she has already been en lightened by the world around her when compared to her friends. As stated in the documentary, she knows that it is possible to have children even before you are married and she already understands the concept of drugs and strangers and what to do in a real-world situation. At the age of 14, Lucy described herself as critical, sarcastic and she also believes that she is rather rebellious. She states that she has always had a problem with authority. Lucy does not seem to understand why this might be. This may have to do with the nature side of her development. When Lucy was 7 years old, she was not willing to back down when others were wrong and she was willing to correct them. A 14 year old Lucy also stated that whenever she knows that she is right and the other person is wrong, she will not allow someone to put her in her place. However, an older Lucy believes that she can take criticism