An immature child’s experiences allow his transformation into a responsible man. In J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, revisits his transition from his young self. Holden, a junior at Pencey Prep, has just been expelled for failing four courses. Holden’s inability to deal with the chasm between childhood and […]
Let’s break the taboo & celebrate ‘Coming of Age.’ A celebration dedicated to first menstrual. My first menstrual was just like any other day. Sadly, it is not the case for every girl. Many girls across the horizon still think their monthly cycle is a punishment from God or it is considered a sign of […]
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Get startedComing of age for me happened over time as I learned from my mistakes, it did not occur in an exact moment. Throughout the transition from middle school to high school, I learned that life is invaluable and to cherish each moment which helped me to mature. During the transition from middle school to high […]
The book To Kill A Mocking Bird is about a young girl called scout who lives with her brother Jim and her father Atticus. One summer a boy named Dill comes into their lives who they would spend the summer with. During this time, they became interested in seeing Mr. Arthur aka Boo. When Atticus […]
My area of film focus is the genre of coming-of- age films and today I am going to be comparing two films, The American film Lady Bird directed by Greta Gerwig, 2017, and Peppermint Soda 1977 directed by Diane Kurys in France and investigating how the transitions from youth to adulthood in different cultures are […]
Coming of age is like a plant, starts off as nothing but a seed, small, sweet, and innocent but slowly over time begins to grow into something much bigger. Much like a plant is a person, that can grow and learn and this can be seen in the novel “House On Mango Street” written by […]
Coming of age is interrupted by committing undesirable acts. In order to help his mother get rid of the “evil eye,” Vittorio went through such extreme consequences at such a young age.“I had poured the blood, then dumped the chicken and its severed head out of the burlap bag onto the ground. The body was […]
