In chapter nine, the plot revolves mostly around Peter and Valentine, who are both under the age of 14, yet want to be perceived as older. They use their father's citizen pass to access the internet, and use anonymous identities, Locke and Demosthenes, to get their crazy ideas out there. They wanted to be viewed as peers with other adults, as opposed to being looked down upon. Because they are smarter than the average adult and although they are young, they want to get their ideas out there to improve the world.
I think that today teenagers could pass as adults, but they would need more than a "citizen's pass" to do so. Many things online require you to sign up and use an e-mail address and name, and sometimes even a credit card, but if anyone tried hard enough, they could seem older. I think that there are definitely ten and twelve year-old children who are as smart as adults. I'm not sure that there are many that can apply the information that they have and use it to do something for the world, like Valentine and Peter, though. As we grow older, and learn more about how the world works, I think that people my age can make changes that improve our society, because teenagers tend to be more creative and open-minded than adults. Teenagers nowadays are expected to be more mature, and I think throughout high school, as more is expected of students, they develop an older tone to their writing. Some teenagers talk formally as well, but I think that most don't because of the constant use of slang and social media, that even adults use.
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