Summary

Here, you can read the summary of the article “Mothers and teenagers: a modern tragedy” by Rachel Cusk and a discussion regarding its sender and receiver.

Summary

The article explores the relationship between mothers and teenagers through the author’s personal experience with her daughters. Rachel Cusk has two teenage daughters. The older daughter, who is 16, complains about insomnia, yet she is always on her laptop in the evenings. Cusk gives a few examples of other parents and their teenage children. She notes that when adults and teenagers describe their relationship each side poses as the victim.

 The writer relates more to the teenagers’ perspective, to their need for independence while trying to make sense of the world. The author talks about a play she is working on, staging the story of Medea,...

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Sender and receiver

To understand the article better it is also important to look at the communication situation: sender, receiver, and medium.

The sender of the text is Rachel Cusk. Being both a mother of teenage daughters and a professional writer gives Cusk legitimacy in front of the readers. Being a writer means that she knows how to write and argue her points in an appealing manner.

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