You could literally spot the shooting sparks coming from her eyes. This is why everyone considered her a live wire. "An American Childhood," by Annie Dillard explains how children may struggle with adolescence and growing up. When growing up is already hard enough, Annie explains in great detail how moving can take a toll on a young teenager and what she had dealt with this hard process. .
"Knowing you are alive is watching on every side your generation's short time, falling away as fast as rivers drop through air and feeling it hit." Growing up is already hard enough for a young teenager to begin with and the shortness of time does not help the situation any better. Time does not stop for anyone and as we grow older you realize how fast it truly goes. Annie's days were becoming shorter with more and more to learn every day. She could not find enough time to complete every task she had to do. Balancing school and growing up was taking a mental toll upon her and she was quickly dwindling down hoping she could figure it out before it became too late. How does one attempt to cope with growing up when one is completely clueless about the process? .
Growing up does not only comes quickly but it comes with responsibilities. It can follow with stress that can break you down quickly. She explains how her emotions had mentally distracted her. She states "I was growing and thinning, as if pulled. I was getting angry, as if pushed." Different emotions flying at her any second of any minute can make someone feel bipolar and confused with what decisions to make. She could calm herself easier by doing multiple things, sometimes it was eating and sometimes it was singing. .
"I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again." People considered her a live wire. They said she was always laughing and smiling with individuals at recess. While losing yourself is one of the biggest things teenagers will encounter when growing up, you will always tend to locate yourself again when a little older.