I think a relevant aspect to today in Almost Famous is the mother's controling demeanor towards her children. The daughter eventually reaches the point to rebell against her mother and leave the house when she turned 18 to become a stewardess. Meanwhile the mothers still wants to have a great deal of control over William as she constantly says to him "Don't do drugs", even embarrasing him in front of his peers at one point. Although William is thrown into a completely new environment when he goes on tour with Stillwater, his innocence and purity never seems to go astray (even if he would like to think otherwise when talking to Penny Lane). There comes a fine line as a parent to be protective of your children to ensure their safety, yet give them the freedom to make their own choices and learn from their mistakes. We see the negative effect that the over controling mother had on her daughter (making the decision to move out). William never rebelled against his mother once he had freedom while on tour with Stillwater. It seems like his mother was a bit more lenient on him than his sister which allowed him to repect his mother more. As a result, William was able to come of age in a manner that wasn't rebellous like his sister due to less contraints while on tour with Stillwater.
Do you think it's harder to be a parent in this day in age rather then during the 70's?
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