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    many hardships that the African American people had to face at this time. Families often had to separate‚ social agencies were overcrowded with people that all needed help‚ crime rates increased and many other resulting problems ensued. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison takes place during this time period. A main theme in this novel is the "quest for individual identity and the influences of the family and community in that quest" (Trescott). This theme is present throughout the novel and

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    The following are some common eye symptoms and may be involved in eye diseases. You and your doctor can judge whether the problem is based on the symptoms of these diseases. A detailed examination can determine the disease and how to treat it. Is your vision blurred or distorted? There are many reasons for long-term obscure or distorted vision. In general‚ watching distant objects or near objects when feeling blurred vision‚ may be the eyes of the refractive problems. You may be suffering from myopia

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    to grow up eventually. Jem is the older brother of the main character of To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout. Jem has been going through puberty and begins to believe that he has control over the actions of others which Scout feels the opposite. Jem’s coming of age experience is developed during school through person V. person conflict‚ dialogue and irony. Person V. Person- Jem is annoyed by Scout’s behavior around Aunt Alexandra‚ believing that the way Scout antagonizes Aunt Alexandra is a bother to Atticus

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    Coming of age essay: Pip’s realizations & growth in ‘Great Expectations’ “I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong‚ that it became infectious‚ and I caught it." (Dickens 64) A child’s journey through adolescence can be affected easily by the words and views of others. At the beginning of the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens‚ we are introduced to a Victorian London era‚ and more specifically

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    The Coming of Age of Jem Finch People can develop through the ages quite rapidly sometimes; taking on contrasting values and becoming virtually different people. It is a common feature in the entire of humankind‚ that during the course of extreme change or difficulties‚ people change their qualities to adapt. Similarly‚ in Harper Lee’s renowned novella To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Jem Finch goes through such changes. The story set in a small and quiet town in Alabama in the 1930s‚ revolves around the

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    Coming of Age Every person goes through a stage of growing up. During this stage‚ bad choices are made‚ emotions are out of whack‚ and obliviousness is a common thing. Older people sometimes forget what it is like to go through this‚ and question why the younger crowd makes some of the decisions that they do. What they also forget is that it takes experience‚ and listening to other people’s points of view to be able to be the person they are today. Coming-of-age involves recognizing different perspectives

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    There is something distinctly special about coming of ages stories. They empower our imagination and challenge our own understanding of ourselves. We desire and think that a character will‚ hopefully‚ make and act the same way we would‚ but more often than not they take us down paths we would never have considered. One such story: John Updike’s “A&P‚” tells the coming of age story of a teenage boy who meets a group of girls that not only make him question his beliefs and force him to make a choice

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    June 2‚ 2014  Coming of Age      Throughout the year‚ we’ve read several books with well developed character that reach a point  of maturity after going through a dramatic experience. Each character from each book such as ​ Great  Expectations‚ Night‚ Odyssey‚ The Most Dangerous Game‚ Romeo and Juliet​ ‚ and ​ The Joy Luck Club‚  was well developed‚ important‚ and overcame a time of trial. Each character reached a “coming of age”  and a certain level of maturity that allowed the reader to relate to the specific character

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    Another coming of age element that proves that Holden is a coming of age character is Idealism to Realism. Most of the time in the novel Holden idealized kids and viewed them as innocent and pure. However‚ later in the novel when Holden visits places like school‚ that represented innocence‚ his whole view switches and he realizes that in reality kids are not perfect. Once when Stradlater asked Holden to write a detailed essay on one subject‚ Holden opened up about his brother Allie that died from

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    Christian Smith Mrs. Schoudt English IV Honors 8 November 2010 Formalism Essay Juno’s pregnancy started her process of coming of age and showed how certain incidents start the process earlier then others. How the movie was constructed together by the leading each stage of Juno’s problems through the mood or tone of one of the four seasons‚ starting in fall‚ is parallel to how Juno blooms into the rebirth of new‚ mature person. Beginning in fall‚ Juno finds out that she is pregnant. The mood

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