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Common Themes in
Coming of AgeLiterature
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Coming of age
• Synonym/Explanation– Growing up – The mental
transformation from childhood to adulthood.
• Image/Example– The O.C. is a coming
of age television show that focuses on the lives of teenagers growing up in California.
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Loss of Idealism• Synonym/Explanation
– Destruction of a false sense of security
– May start to expect the worst from others
– Loss of faith in dreams
• Image/Example– The girl thought her
father could protect her from anything, but his death shattered her idealism.
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Desire for Independence
• Synonym/Explanation– (From parents),
want to make own decisions, want to be able to do things on your own
• Image/Example– For many teens, a
car = independence
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Search for Identity/Acceptance
• Synonym/Explanation– Desire to belong to
and feel accepted by a group, may feel lonely or isolated
– Search for answers to the question “Who am I?”
• Image/Example– Teenagers struggle to
feel accepted, but remain unique.
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Changing Attitudes and Values
• Synonym/Explanation– What is important to
character changes• Image/Example
– Once he was accepted at tech school, John stopped playing soccer and started concentrating on his trade.
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Testing the Waters
• Synonym/Explanation– Trying out new things,
seeing what you can get away with
• Image/Example– Though her curfew
was 12:00, Suzy kept testing the waters by coming home later and later
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Dreaming of the future
• Synonym/Explanation– Asking…What will my
life as an adult be like? What do I want to do when I “grow up”? how will my life be different from my parents’?
• Image/Example
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Resilience (n)• Explanation
– able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event
– “bounce back”• Image/Example
– I am amazed by the resilience of the hurricane victims.
Word FamilyResilient (adj.)
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Rite of Passage (n)
ExplanationA ritual marking culturally significant changes in an individual’s life cycle, such as birth, puberty, marriage, old age, and death
Image/ExampleA rite of passage that occurs at age 16 is ___________.
Word Familyritual
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Epiphany (n)• Explanation
moment of understanding or clarity in which a person comes to gain a new understanding about him or herself or the world around him/her
Image/ExampleI had an epiphany when I realized…
Word Family
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Initial (adj.)Explanationhappening at the beginning [= first]
Image/ExampleMy initial reaction to the news was complete shock.
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Self-Reliant (adj.)• Explanation
– Able to decide what to do by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people
• Image/Example– Ellen Foster learned to
be self-reliant at an early age
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Initiative (n)• Explanation
The ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do
• Image/ExampleI took initiative when I….
• Word FamilyInitiationInitial
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Conformity (n)
• Explanation• behavior that obeys the
accepted rules of society or a group, and is the same as that of most other people Image/ExampleMany teenagers try to conform to their friends by wearing the same clothes, shoes, and hairstyles.Word FamilyConform
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Alienation (n)
• Explanation• the feeling of not being
part of society or a group Image/ExampleIn this picture, the figure’s alienation is symbolized by his placement in a dark corner.Word FamilyAlienAlienate (v)
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Reconcile (v)
Definitionif you reconcile two
ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable
SentenceAs I grew up, I began to
reconcile the fact that people can be both good and bad at the same time.
What you want
What your parents want for you