While I was talking to a few of my friends this weekend about my research paper, I realized that not many young people know what the quarter-life crisis is. My own sister, whose move to New York and subsequent difficulty finding a job, inspired my research project and she didn't even know what it was.
I can't remember the first time I heard the phrase mentioned--it seems ingrained in my mind right now. But I was thinking back to this movie I really enjoyed over the summer, called Post Grad, which I think offers the best explanation of the crisis in a film-friendly format.
The movie stars Alexis Bledel (of Gilmore Girls and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants fame) and focuses on her trials and tribulations post-graduation (hence the title Post Grad). Moving back home with her parents, trying to define relationships with guys, searching for jobs constantly, this movie explains all the elements of the quarter-life crisis.
So for those of you who are still confused about what the quarter-life crisis entails, watch the trailer and I'm sure you'll understand.
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