" Broken Chain" Thinking Critically

In my opinion, most thirteen and fourteen year olds tends to think negatively about them. Instead of appreciating what they do have, they often grieve about what they do not claim. Very few felt confident about themselves, and almost none are happy with what they are. Alfonso tends to feel the same way. Instead of appreciating his excellence, he worried about his disadvantages such as him having crooked teeth.
He didn't appreciate himself fully, which can be one of the reasons he went wild before his first date. Alfonso's behavior and feelings seemed very reasonable to me, since he was acting shy and unconfident around the opposite gender. He was unsure of himself, and wanted advices and support from experienced friends (Someone just like his brother. He was thinking about asking for his advice). His behavior was common for all thirteen and fourteen year olds, and there are very few exceptions. Since being in your thirteen/fourteens meant that you are still discovering the potential of yourself. So you wouldn't be as knowledgeable and sure as a fifteen year old or as carefree and clueless as a twelve year old. At the middle between high school and middle school. The perfect stage for self discoverence. This meant that a lot of thirteen and fourteen year olds still have no knowledge of their full potential, what they can really do. This is why they can be shy around the opposite gender, or unconfident of what they do, just like Alfonso.