Bibliograph

Coming of age, by Valerie Bodden

Type

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Coming of age, by Valerie Bodden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Coming of age

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

921310651

Responsibility statement

by Valerie Bodden

Series statement

Essential literary themes

Summary

This title examines the role and theme of the coming of age archetype in A Separate Peace, The Catcher in the Rye, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Giver, and The Fault in Our Stars. It features four analysis papers that consider the coming of age theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to themes in literature -- chapter 2. An overview of a separate peace -- chapter 3. The symbolism of coming of age -- chapter 4. An overview of the catcher in the rye and the perks of being a wallflower -- chapter 5. Psychology and coming of age -- chapter 6. An overview of the adventures of huckleberry finn and the giver -- chapter 7. A moralist view of coming of age -- chapter 8. An overview of the fault in our stars -- chapter 9. Coming of age amidst tragedy

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