Loony Teens

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What does the cartoon have to say about teenagers and their lives?

1. How does the teenager feel about exam tension?

Probably, the teenager is under stress because of examinations. Due to the feeling of insecurity about his performance in examinations, he did lots of preparation for the exam - he studied hard every night, revised everything and slept well before exam day. However,he is so tensed up until he forgets everything he revised, as shown by the jumping out of his brain.

2. In what way is there a communication gap between the teenager and his parents?

In my opinion, the lack of understanding between Jeremy and his parents leads to the existence of the communication gap. His father asks him about school because he cares about his son, hoping that his son may share the problems or joy with him. But, unfortunately, it seems like his son does not understand what his father hankers for. Instead giving the answer expected by the father (his difficulties or any interesting events in school), he asked back his father about blinking, digesting, breathing, chewing and swallowing, which are part of our life routine - always the same. Jeremy might think that his father does not understand him well, thus he answered in such way.

3. What point is the teenager trying to get across to his father in this cartoon?
I think the teenager is trying to show his father how serious the internet connection problem is, instead of saying "our internet connection is really bad.", which does not show actually how bad the situation is. To him, it is a more effective way to persuade his father to fix the problem as soon as possible.

4. In what way does the father understand his son well?
"I think I like it better when he ignores me." - This suggests that the father has actually predicted the reaction from his son, but as a caring father, he still asks the teenager about his school. By and large, he realises that his son does not want to talk more about his school life, which is boring and dull, perhaps also full of stress, examinations and homework.