rebellion in the 1950's to utopian optimism in the 1960's
             to a frightening pessimism by the 1990's when the third-most frequent cause
             of adolescent deaths would be suicide. As the main protagonist in Rebel
             Without a Cause, young Jim lives in an atmosphere filled with much turmoil
             and conflict that is exacerbated by his confrontations with his father who
             just does not understand Jim's attitudes toward life and society. In one
             ...