In the short essay “Kids in the Mall”, the author William Kowinski states how kids are being conditioned to purchase products. Teenagers all cross America can be found in shopping centers. But why are these teens here, why are they found in malls all over, it is because of their insistence and a parental figure placing them there. Parents today use the mall, as a babysitter for their children because they believe it is a …showed first 75 words of 411 total…

…showed last 75 words of 411 total…could buy things. I was conditioned to buy products. Teens have been conditioned to buy. The author shows many ways in why the mall has an affect on the teen. From school to home, teens have learned little of a complex world. Shopping has been introduced to them because the limiting responsibilities they maintain. Teens, I believe are known to purchase a lot compared to adults showing why teens are targeted by stores to buy.