Essays on Coming of Age

Coming of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead is perhaps one of the most famous ethnographies ever written. In it, Margaret Mead discusses the lifestyle of adolescents in Samoa in order to determine which behaviors are caused by physiology and which behaviors are caused by...

Life often throws promising chances of redemption, learning and growth. It is through life and time that one discovers himself enough to envision his capabilities. It is a long journey and only gradually occurs. This is known as coming of age. The theme of coming...

The transition from childhood to adulthood can often be of smooth nature with a period of adolescence to occupy the space in between the two life stages, though some cultures don’t recognize adolescence as a stage of life and have their children pass on from...

Probably, adolescence extension crisis became confusing problem a manhood facing nowadays. For someone coming of age may stretching for years and years to realize he is no longer a minor. As a fact, sometimes males have a difficult time making the transition and can drift...

As a youthful and curious child, the small town that Scout Finch lived in seemed like the world. Since the book To Kill a Mockingbird was set in the south during the course of the 1930s, where she lived included a lot of prejudice and...

The perks of being a Wallflower written by Stephen Chbosky was released 1999 which was then released as a movie in 2012. The novel is a well-known coming of age story, which was set in 1991, follows Charlie, who is 14, through his life in...

Yann Martel the author of the book “The white tiger” introduces us to a different world where everything we think is unbelievable happens. This is a story about religion, animals, survival and most importantly maturity. From a boy who didn’t know how to treat the...

The journey from childhood into adulthood is experienced by every human being. It revolves around a change, whether it’s a physical, mental, or environmental one. A coming of age proves to be something that comes to define a person and their life. People, places, and...

Gully Boy is based on the real life story of Mumbai-based rap stars Naezy and Divine. This soul stirring movie traces the story of a young guy called Murad (Ranvir Singh) who dreams of being a hip-hop star. He lives in the slums of Dharavi...

Confidence is one of the key points to achieve the desired goal in life. However, in order to show the confidence in any activities, a person must have stable self-esteem and must understand how that stability can affect future important life outcomes. In fact, the...