Coming Of Age In Lord Of The Flies

Whenever somebody mentions Coming of Age, what do you think it means? What is Coming of Age and is it different from just getting older? Coming of Age is about learning to be a responsible citizen in the community. And the one way to become that is to follow the rules. Following the rules within society, allow growth and acceptance of them. Throughout the allegory Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the fiction novel Flight by Sherman Alexie, and the fantasy novel Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, many characters are faced with different rules and hurdles that they try to overcome. But they need not be able to surpass these laws to Come of Age.
First off, imagine being on a deserted island with a few friends, food and water. That is what happens to the characters in Lord of the Flies. The book starts with Ralph, a child, climbing through the forest, trying to find out what happened when his plane crashed. He and his new found friend Piggy venture towards the
Never! For one, no one should ever break the rules, yet Zits does this and tries to run away from his mistakes. In the book, Flight, Zits is a foster child who moves around like wild fire. He is a 16 year-old who doesn’t follow the rules and doesn’t respect anyone, even himself. One day, Zits is told to go into a bank and shoot everyone, but just as he is about to do it, he time travels back to 1987. Throughout the many events he witnesses, he learns how to respect himself and Come of Age in the process. But first, Zits does not seem to Come of Age because he does not seem to accept the rules and be responsible for his actions. This is shown when, “‘ Hey young man,’ the foster mother says. ‘We have rules around here. And rule number one is be nice.’ ‘Whatever’” (Alexie 13). Zits does not accept the laws of society; therefore, he does not Come of Age in which he does not respect the laws and feels that they do not apply to