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, adu ....
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