HW 57 - Initial Thoughts on Prom

   I believe that prom is a want, and not a need. Though it seems that prom is categorized as "a rite of passage" into adulthood, I do not believe it is necessary. I understand why it is a "dominant social practice", in which generations of teenagers grew up with the idea of the fairytale stanza of prom as a necessity to experience in order to proceed into adulthood.
   I believe that we live in a hypocritical backwards kindergartenized country where "If you can dream, it will come true." A majority of children grew up watching Disney, believe that girls are some damsel in distress who need to be saved by some handsome prince. We see through prom that it comes true. A girl waits to be asked to the prom by a boy. She sends money on dresses and makeup while he sends money on their date.
   Questions:

• What makes a "prom experience"?
• What makes it a "rite of passage"?