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“Coming of Age” Motif

“Coming of Age” Motif. Honors Handbook Page 22. Coming of Age Story. A type of storyline where the protagonist , usually a child, is initiated into the hard realities of adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, and often by a process of disillusionment.

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“Coming of Age” Motif

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  1. “Coming of Age” Motif Honors Handbook Page 22

  2. Coming of Age Story • A type of storyline where the protagonist, usually a child, is initiated into the hard realities of adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, and often by a process of disillusionment. • A “new awareness” emerges after: • the dropping of faulty preconceptions • the destruction of a false sense of security, or • the loss of innocence

  3. The 5 “Coming of Age” shifts The Protagonist moves: • from a state of naiveté to a state of knowledge. • from a state of inexperience to a state of experience. • from having a false view of the world to having a more realistic view of the world. • from a state of idealism to a state of realism. • from a state of immaturity to a state of making mature responses and decision.

  4. Some Examples? • “Stand by Me” • “The Sandlot” • “Harry Potter” • “A Series of Unfortunate Events” • “Mean Girls” • Any others?

  5. Your Homework Tonight • Create a graphic organizer of your own. • You must locate examples and passages that highlight each of the five “coming of age” shifts resulting from the boy’s experiences in “Two Soldiers” • Due tomorrow. Be prepared to share out.

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