Her letter simply says, “The world is big, and I want to see it.” But it has inspired many young and senior employees to imitate(模仿)interesting resignation letters. What these resignation letters all have in common is that they express the writers’ dissatisfaction with their daily routines, and their eagerness to explore something new. The resigned teacher belongs to the post-1980 generation, members of which were influenced by individualism(个人主义), different from collectivism rooted in China’s traditional culture. They became the first group in the country to seek individual growth and self-fulfillment. To go after individualism, however, people have to find the answers to questions such as “Who am I?” and “How do I fit into this world?” during their adolescence. But the post-1980 generation began to think about these questions only after reaching adulthood, when they also meet with the questions of how to seek creativity and self-development. The struggle between those thoughts has caused some young people to quit their jobs to pursue their goals. The post-1980 generation’s late self-discovery could be due to monetary and educational limitation during their adolescence. The gap year, a period between high school graduation and college, is quite popular among youngsters in the West. It helps youths understand themselves and the world better. But the different education system and severe academic competition in China do not allow the post-1980 generation to experience the word in any gap year. After they mature, they find that the possibilities in life and the world are more than they could imagine. So when they meet with inertia(惰性)in their adulthood, when their flat office job becomes boring, they are eager to explore the world and make up for their absent dreams during their adolescence. 32. The middle school teacher’s resignation letter______.

  C. Critical        D. Neutral.