coming of age theme
A young, typically adolescent, character transitions from being a child to being an adult.
Examples
In talesoftheunexpected9x05 "The Facts of Life", we saw 17 year old Nicholas learn the ways of the world during his first trip to the big city, London.
14 total · 5 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Aparajito (1956) | choice | second half of story dealt with Apu turning into a man and standing on his own two legs |
| movie: Boyhood (2014) | choice | we saw Mason and Samantha grow from pre-teens to young adults |
| movie: Spirited Away (2001) | choice | Chihiro was an insecure child taken to the magic land by her parents. She then had to put her fears aside, learn to work and face hardship in order to save herself and her parents. |
| movie: Stardust (2007) | choice | it seems the point of all Tristan's ardors was for him to outgrow his childish infatuation and become a man |
| theamericanshortstory04 | choice | At every turn, David bristled at being perceived as a child instead of as a man. David shouted toward Mr. Hawking's farm that he was a man before he ran away from home. |
| ftt1982e5x02 | major | The adolescent princess was learning to become a young woman. She no longer put up with her father's boring old ways. |
| movie: Gigi (1958) | major | The story follows the 16-year-old Gigi as she transitions from being a playful little girl into becoming a young woman and a rich man's mistress then fiancée then ultimately wife. |
| movie: I vitelloni (1953) | major | Although presumably in their lower twenties, it is clear that Fausto and his group of layabout friends were clinging to their adolescence and resisted taking on the adult responsibilities expected of them. |
| movie: Koi Mil Gaya (2003) | major | The second half of the story concerned Rohit becoming a man and standing up for himself against his former tormentor, Raj. |
| talesoftheunexpected9x05 | major | Nicholas went to London as a naive teenager and came back a savvy more grown up person. |