The theme of 'Going Places' is adolescent fantasy and hero worship. Every teenager has some or other hero in his/her life. Based on your readimg of the story, write an article on the topic : ' Are teenagers justified in their act of hero worship'
Please give me some pointers on this topic and what is the word limit for such Value based questions in exams?

Dear student,

Such questions are made for enhancing the self creative skills and should be tried answering on your own. However, here are a few points that will help you in framing your answer:

• Teenagers are not justified in their act of blindly worshipping any hero.
• They often tend to forget the difference between reality and fantasy.
• Nowadays, it is a fashion for youngsters to indulge in 'Hero worship' teenagers feel that it is a must to have an ideal and start worshipping him.
• In fact, hero worshipping turns into madness many times leading the youngster to destruction and depression.
• If you really admire someone, then you should also look at the shortcomings of that person and not follow him blindly.
• You should analyse the behaviour pattern of your ideal and act accordingly.
• Hero worship should lead you to something good in life and not to bad habits.

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