Research Paper Final Draft

Childhood neglect affects teenagers all around the world. Abandonment is one of the number one leading things that affects teenagers. Abandonment,neglect,and abuse are most of the reasons why children show the other side of themselves, “The Shadow.” Childhood neglect affects teenagers morals because the child does not have anyone to show them right from wrong and if someone else then there parents try to teach them the important thing in life and right from wrong, because of this they tend to resent the adult that is trying to help. The lack of values instilled in the abandoned teenager is due to neglect.


The child with no family, the one who was abandoned is different from every one else because they did not get the proper care,love ,and guidance. They will most likely never learn family values or what right from wrong is. Most of the time the out come is bad, like joining a gang,getting involved in criminal activities, or using drugs as a crutch to get away from the feeling that they have no one. The child can get so depressed, they go so far that they try to kill themselves.

The child that is becoming a young adult tends to resent adults and authority figures. They often think they can do every thing by themselves. They become defiant. The young adult will not want do anything that an adult tells them to do, and if they do, they do not do it all the way throw. They do that because it makes them feel like they have power and because they try to ruin any relationship before it has any chance. Subconsciously the young adult will resent the adult even if they do not mean to ruin the relationship.

The young adult most likely will become aggressive and defiant towards authority like figures. Like step parents,cops, and any other person that has some kind of authority.They can get so aggressive that they get to the point that they are harming themselves and others.The child tends to have a disorder called O.D.D “Oppositional Defiant Disorder “, they will not want to do a thing that the adult tells them to do, or they will do the exact opposite then what the adult wants.Sometimes when they are in there young adult years, they tend to get into criminal activities or join a gang because they do not have anyone.They do this because they want to have some sort of family like connection.

Childhood neglect affects teenagers morals because the child does not have anyone to show them right from wrong. They tend to resent the adult that is trying to help because they do not want to get hurt. Also because of the lack of values instilled in them they tend to become aggressive, defiant and become involved in criminal activities.When all of this is added up it is too much for the person to handle.The shadow comes out of the person. the shadow is fueled by the pain and ache from when they were a child.It is the side of the person that dose not show any remorse for what he or she dose. This is an out come of abandonment.