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    Harper Lee’s highly acclaimed novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚set in the 1930s‚ follows Scout Finch as she grows up and experiences all sides of life in her small town; it is a perfect example of a true coming of age story. From the innocence of creating games with her brother and a childhood friend about strange neighbors to the raw truth of a rape trial‚ it is easy to say that Scout has lived through events that require varying levels of maturity and has emerged a different person. There is a clear

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    young characters in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee that show a large step of maturing and coming of age through all of their adventures and experiences from the beginning of the novel to the end. These three kids go through experiences that affect them for the rest if their lives and impacts the way look at life.   The first character that matures and shows coming of age throughout the novel is Dill Harris. He matures in three different ways. First he learns to stop lying and

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    A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age novel about two boys at boarding school and their friendship during World War II. There are three significant scenes of violence that occur in the novel; however‚ the core of the plot is based upon one. The first and most poignant is the incident where Gene‚ the narrator‚ jiggles the tree branch while he and Phineas‚ his best friend‚ are preparing to jump‚ causing Phineas to fall and break his leg. The next scene of violence is when Quackenbush calls Gene a lame

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    The Catcher in the Rye can be read as a coming-of-age story. How does Holden’s Character change or mature during the course of the novel? To what extent are there TWO Holden Caulfields in the book‚ and what is the difference between them? The novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D Salinger is a coming-of-age story. It follows the short tale of Holden Caulfield‚ a sixteen year old boy‚ who throughout his experiences in the novel‚ changes and becomes more mature and independent. The story essentially

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    Written assignment 4 Comparison of Coming of Age in Mississippi (CAM) and The Help I have chosen the theme Trapped. To the comparison‚ I have chosen the text Coming of Age in Mississippi and the movie The Help. My main point with this assignment is to show the similarities between the text and the movie‚ and have a focus on the similarities of the black’s rights in the text and the movie. The environment of the text and movie are very alike. They both take place in the Southern America‚ in the

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    These are the chain of events Big Brother experienced in his coming of age story. Initially‚ Big Brother looked at Doodle’s life as a barrier to his own‚ when Doodle dies‚ Big Brother’s sees that it didn’t matter what anybody thought. Big Brother had the childish belief that it was embarrassing to have a disabled little brother that couldn’t walk‚ so he started to teach him to walk. “I was embarrassed at having a brother of that age who couldn’t walk‚ so I set out to teach him.” Big Brother started

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    Essay Question #2 The Travelling Companions In most coming-of-age stories the hero is usually accompanied by friends that help him accomplish his journey. In Baum‚ L. Frank “The Wizard of Oz”‚ Dorothy meets three characters that help her find the wizard‚ defeat the wicked witch and return home. In this journey‚ every character helps her to grow up and understand why she needs a brain‚ a heart and courage. The journey would not have been possible without her three companions. The intelligence

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    Moody’s Coming of Age in Mississippi is a narrated autobiography depicting what it was like to grow up in the South as a poor African American female. Her autobiography takes us through her life journey beginning with her at the age of four all the way through to her adult years and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The book is divided into four periods: Childhood‚ High School‚ College and The Movement. Each of these periods represents the process by which she "came of age" with each

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    A Coming of age Experience “Bye mom‚ bye dad! I’ll miss you both so‚ so much! Have a nice summer‚ I’ll see you soon!” Lacy said‚ with a hint of nervousness in her voice. “We’ll miss you very much‚ Lacy! We love you!” Her dad reminded her as he watched her get her luggage from the trunk of his car. “Have fun‚ honey. Don’t stay up too late either!” Lacy’s mom advised from her rolled down window. “Haha‚ I’ll try not to. Bye‚ I love you two so much!” She shut the the trunk and walked towards

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    The Ruth Ellis Case Ruth Ellis was born in the welsh seaside town of Ryhl‚ the 3rd of 6 children. During her childhood her family moved to basingstroke. Ruth attended fairfields seniour girls school in basingstoke‚ leaving at the age of 14 to work as a waitress. Shortly afterwards‚ in 1941 at the height of the blitz‚ the Nielsons moved to london. In 1944‚ 17 year old Ruth became pregnant by a married canadian soldier named clare and gave birth to a son‚ who she named clare andrea neilson known

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