Someone pls explain what "gen z" is to me and how it got its name because i am literally so confused

Ineed simplifying this thesis and making it easier to understand for the reader (more concise) "no matter how religious one may be, one’s faith tends to change under unexpected and challenging circumstances."

Someone get back to me , i really don’t get this

Assuming that the character maydelle is a symbol what does she most plausibly represent