ABSTRACT
In the chapter that follows, as Joe Noshpitz analyzes a popular children’s film of the 1990s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, you can see both the breadth and depth of his thinking. Describing the essential characteristics of pop culture, he skillfully takes us beyond the obvious good guys versus bad guys themes, combining insights from Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud with his own, as he delves into the hidden crevices of the inner lives of our children. Specifically, he penetrates the unconscious minds of teenagers in a way that we (and their parents) can accept-and come away with a better understanding of their oft-annoying behavior.
