The Theme Of Coming Of Age In Literature
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There comes a time is each person's life when they reach the point where
they are no longer children, but adults. The transition from a child into a
young adult is often referred to as the "coming of age," or growing up. The
time when this transition occurs is different in everyone, since everyo ....
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.... shocking yet realistic
events.
Although many people are only aware of the coming of age theme through
literature and other forms of entertainment, there is also a very realistic part
to this event in a person's life which is often ignored. The coming of age is
an event which is often celebrated in many different cultures, through rituals
or ceremonies. The rituals, also known as passage rites, mark the passing of a
person from one stage of life to the next: birth, infancy, childhood, a ....
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