The harmful traditions of the future
As the world continues to modernize, the longing for traditions increases. More effort from elders to create long-lasting practices and rituals that will fight through time and the future of our world. But at some point, this wholesome practice turns heinous. The pressure on the younger generations to follow this path in the name of tradition creates a sour taste in one's mouth. The traditions that were once meant to unify, protect, and create love, instead create isolation in the means of "community", a community that has gone corrupt. This can cause young people to often feel trapped between their loyalty to their families and their own life and emotions encouraging them to leave a toxic community. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Purple Hibiscus' the main character, Kambili is stuck and brainwashed by the heavy religious morals placed on her by her father, who tries to harshly instill the values of Christianity into her. Kambili is often placed at a crossroa...