During the adolescent stage of life, Hamlet and Rebel Without a Cause show examples of how Hamlet and Jim are pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires. Both plays help give the audience an understanding of the adolescent facing the dilemmas of personal conflict. Both pieces document an intrusion inside the adolescent's brain, as the adolescent feels difficulty with himself over a conflict, especially when parents try to help him. Throughout the film and text, we can see that the adolescents are hit hard by the dilemmas of the conflict, which are only amplified by the parents' attempts at guidance over the adolescents. The adolescent only has a certain understanding of what it means to be an adult because he or she only has a certain understanding of what it means to be an adult. Parents attempt to intervene, to help guide the adolescent through a personal conflict that leads to conflict between parent and adolescent based on two different desires that are headed in two different directions. Throughout adolescence, both the adolescent and the parent feel misguided as conflicts arise between them as the stages of adolescence increase in later years. Adolescents often say the following words: “There's no point in talking to you: you don't understand me. You don't even know me (Apter, 2013). » The Psychology Today.com article talks about what happens between the parent and their offspring through the stages of adolescence. The article highlights valuable points of information as the audience examines the lives of Hamlet and Jim Stark and sees and thinks about how the two teenagers feel when conflicts are brought up between their parents and teenagers (Apter, 2013). For example, middle of paper......many places to be in this life because on the one hand you long for the freedom and respect that comes from being a peer among those with interesting thoughts and ideas . . On the other hand, you're angry at the new demands on your responsibilities. Teenagers are now required to master much more difficult educational standards than before, and they are expected to have a plan and be a “well-rounded” child in order to get into college. A lot of pressure and stress is put on teenagers, in order to succeed and make families happy, as families often expect teenagers to do more work in an attempt to succeed and become a big success. Terry. “Adolescents and parents in conflict.” Psychology today. Sussex Publishers, 2013. Web.08 November 2013.M, Angelica. “The inner conflict”. Ink for teenagers. Np, and Web. November 8. 2013.