Reviving Ophelia

Pipher examines several issues that adolescent girls experience and have experienced in the past. What do you consider to be the most pressing issue facing adolescent girls today, and what should be done to address it?

What was effective or ineffective about Pipher’s choice to include a combination of anecdotal, statistical, and historical evidence? How does each type of evidence add a unique layer to her overall argument?

Analyze and discuss the positive and negative aspects to society’s shift toward technology in the past 30 years, particularly through the lens of adolescent girls’ lives and development.