Category: Coming of Age

Harper Lee makes use of the childrens changing perception of Boo Radley to bring the two parts of the novel together, establishing the overall theme of coming of age. In the first part of the novel, Jem and Scout gullibly trust wild neighborhood gossip about Boo, believing him to be a vicious lunatic, who stabbed…

In the heart of America’s sweeping plains and towering mountain ranges, the quintessential coming of age story finds its roots. It is a tale of transformation, a voyage from innocence to experience, laden with emotion, trials, tribulations, and profound insights. This essay seeks to explore the unique features of the American coming of age experience,…

Have you ever realized how strong a relationship can be, in this case, how a brotherly relationship could be? Brotherhood is the very price and condition of man’s survival – Carlos P. Romulo. In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and the novel Brother by David Chariandy both show a strong brotherhood bond…

This book is about a teenager named Charlie who is about to start his first day of high school after dealing with the suicide of his only and closest friend. To deal with the anxiety, Charlie begins to write letters to a stranger his heard is nice and can trust. He meets two friends named…

Science played a major role in Pis survival during his journey. Life of Pi is a book written by Yann Martel which was based on a sixteen-year-old boy by the name of Piscine Molitor Patel. The main themes of this book are belief, science, and religion, telling a story of survival and coming of age.…

Charlotte Bronte’s classic, Jane Eyre, is a ‘coming of age’ story. The main character, Jane, travels from the innocence of childhood through the maturity of adulthood. During this journey, Jane goes through the battle of education vs. containment, where she attempts to learn about herself and about the world. She must constantly battle a containment…

Jane Eyre, from the innocence of childhood to mature adulthood. During this travelling, Jane Eyre experiences the education and full of blows, she tries to understand herself. However, she must constantly struggle with some form of containment, whether it is truly physical or mental. This struggle can be seen in Jane eyre’s different experiences. Such…

The movie Smoke Signals tells the story of relationships between two main characters Victor Joseph and his friend Thomas. Thomas has a special relationship with victors father, Arnold, who accidently killed his parents, but saved him from burning house. And this was the main reason why Thomas saw Arnold as father and idealized him. However,…

Introduction to ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Its Coming-of-Age Theme Shot in black and white, this movie is a beautiful visual. To Kill a Mockingbird is a masterpiece everybody should see. Not only is To Kill a Mockingbird an essential film in American cinema, but it also helps show the impact film can have on…

Stephen Chbosky, the director of the film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Becky Albertalli, the author of Love Simon teaches the audience the process of coming of age. Chboskys film follows Charlies journey as he enters his first year of high school and encounters his first experiences with relationships, drugs and alcohol, bullying,…