You could pose questions ...
"What does it mean to be an adult? Is it based on age? Is it based on employment? Is it a gut feeling? More important perhaps than these questions, is how the sense of being an adult helps one assume a larger role in our society."
I'm not sure exactly how you plan to go about your paper or what ideas you are exploring within your writing, so this might not work entirely. Nevertheless, I think it could be a good place for you to start.
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Lewis, despite being a resident of Garden Heights, also blames Khalil for the shooting as a means of distancing himself from the violence Khalil represents. By labeling Khalil as a gang member and therefore guilty, Mr. Lewis can avoid seeing himself as a potential victim of police violence.
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he's dead btw...
I think it is. Social commentary incites the use of symbolism and plot to determine an end result that can be connected to something happening in society or past events. Not only this but literature pieces such as Animal Farm use symbolism to explain/describe events in history. Even Dr. Suess provided social commentary in his children' books. The message conveyed through these writers can be perceived on multiple levels, which I find fascinating as I have an entirely new perspective on Dr. Suess now vs as a child.
