Prom, makes me recall all the images I’ve ever seen in magazines and movies about this theme. Which I will be comparing to the real event, to see it meets the expectations being promoted in our society on how great the night will be. There is a whole Seventeen magazine dedicated to prom styles for the dress, shoes, hair and makeup. My own experience with prom was not the usual stressing event, where one goes dress shopping for hours for a dress and then for shoes. I simply picked up first nice dress I saw that would be fit for the event and bought it. To tell you the truth I’m kind of sick of all the prom talk, especially this week when it is a few days away because it seems to be the topic of every conversation.
The importance of prom I believe is it being a rite of passage not just from adolescence to adulthood, but representing the end of high school! When we get to leave the house (if you are going away for college), live with little adult supervision and for most part fend on our own, a huge change from living at home.
Every one talks about prom, but we haven’t really talks about the after prom. For teens it is just as important to find a cool place to spend the rest of the night after prom. Or what about the before, what are teens doing before prom? The girls are doing their makeup but what about the guys? Some may be waiting around anxiously waiting to pick up dates or spraying themselves with a little too much cologne. The before and after are just as important as the actual event because it also play a part on how good the night goes.
Questions:
1) The history behind prom – When did it start to become a social norm?
2) What does the corsage symbolize?
3) Why is it just a heterosexual event?
4) Why do people decide to lose their virginity that night out of all nights?
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