At Seventeen

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do not need to be unemotional and rugged in order to be considered men.

Although in most aspects, he is an untraditional male, near the end of the story, he begins to conform to the stereotype set by the Australian community in general. He comes across as arrogant and proud, and he starts taking risks. When the girl shows up at the beach, the boy is thrown. His mind is in turmoil, and his thoughts in chaos. On the first night after he discovers that the newcomer is a girl, he sleeps badly, having nightmares and struggling to stay asleep. This causes him to revert to typical male mannerisms.

It is believed that males will do almost anything to impress a girl, and in “at seventeen” this is presented when the youth chooses to go surfing while the female protagonist watched. “he looked back, gauging the waves, and he saw the girl…” by turning back to make sure she is watching the boy reassures himself that she is around to be impressed, then he takes a tremendous risk. “He bought ...

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