Based on her generation’s inflated self-esteem encouraged by school curriculums, popular culture, parents and a society that promotes narcissism, Jean Twenge, a psychologist, and professor at San Diego State University wrote an article titled, “An Army of One: Me”. She identifies this generation as “Generation Me” because she believes that they are primarily focused on themselves and they are under the “assumption that the world owes them happiness and recognition” (486). Twenge also argues how the Baby Boomers, post-World War II members born between 1946 and 1964, saw “selfhood”, or individual identity, as a difficult goal worth pursuing (486), thus, the idea of developing oneself and recognizing one’s importance became popular for Generation