5. c) Act 1, Scenes 1~3: Do Anne and Peter seem to have typical teenage attitude toward their families?

Anne and Peter, the youngest out of the whole families, do have typical teenage attitudes toward their families. And I think this is what makes the play so realistic and believable. When you look at the whole party as one family, the actions from Anne and Peter to the family is rather similar.Although Anne and Peter has very different characteristics in who they act, say, and think, they have some similarities. They both like pets especially cats, even though this is not because they are a teenager. They really treasure pets and think of it as the part of the family when the adults in the family doesn't as much. Peter and Margot has a quiet personality when Anne is very lively. But Margot seems like she is more mature in her actions. Anyway, when they had some kind of a fight between them, they were teasing and yelling at each other and complaining to their adult family. They reacted differently, but they still have the teenager's attitude. "Peter: All right, Mrs. Quack Quack! Anne: (outraged-jumping down). Peter!" (p. 383). They are both aware of what is happening around but doesn't love the environment of the annex. They are helpful sometimes, but sometimes they're careless mistakes almost get the whole family into trouble. "Anne: Shh! I can hear a man's voice talking." (p. 386). "It was an accident,. Anyone can have an accident." (p. 388). Anne's jealousy or complaining about Margot was a very typical teenager's whining that she showed to her own family. "Everything she does is right, and everything I do is wrong! I'm the goat around here!...You're all against me!...And you worst of all!" (p. 389) At the same time, they are thoughtful and polite in the teenager's standard. They both struggle and get stressed with their academic works. "Isn't algebra vile, Pim!" (p. 385). Anne has some conflicts with her mother and has short understanding of how her family cares about her, which later on, she understands better as she grows older. Peter likes being alone and having individual time a lot. All of them are the problems that typical teenagers can have. As they build their characteristics, they learn more about each other and their life.