Pullman's Coming-Of-Age

The transition from childhood to adolescence is a difficult process with many obstacles. In Doris Lessing’s short story, “Through the Tunnel”, this idea is expressed when Jerry decides to leave the safe beach and play in the rocky bay. He strives to be like the older boys, but he can only do that when he matures enough. In Doris Lessing’s “Through the Tunnel,” the author demonstrates the many obstacles present in going from childhood to adolescence using symbolism and imagery.

In many children and young adult books, the transition from being a child to becoming more “adult-like” is a common theme. Coming of Age stories gives its readers the opportunity to go through the transition period with one or more characters from the novel. Most of these stories share similar conflicts, struggles, barriers, and developmental milestone that most of the readers are dealing with at that particular point in time of his/her life. These books and sometimes novels, describe the barriers in ways that all readers can relate to regardless of time period; these stories become more timeless universals for all readers to connect with.

Via uses the galaxy as a metaphor for her family, with August as the sun and everyone else orbiting around him. She is used to her universe being this way, with August's needs always a priority, therefore, making all of her needs a distant second priority. Via explains the “galaxy” of her life like this, “August is the Sun. Me and Mom and Dad are planets orbiting the Sun.”Via is used to her life, and she claims she does not mind that August is always the center of attention. She has always understood that August’s needs were much greater than her own. When she was little, she knew she had to play quiet games due to the fact that August was taking a nap.

But with the automobile ownership the railroad had a big decline decline. In 1957, Pullman Incorporated closed its plant in the neighborhood. Three years later chicago put pullman on the list of residents responded by forming the Pullman Civic worked to gain. lighted detouring area that required clearance and redevelopment .

She understands that real relationships and acts of kindness are what count, in spite of the superficialities of her past life. This understanding leads Miranda to abandon her guarded manner and doubt, adopting empathy as a guiding concept in her relationships with other people. Miranda gains the

Abuse, foster care and running away are all things that are, unfortunately, common in modern-day society. It is Drinkwater’s writing that has helped to open many people’s eyes to these tragedies. The way in which the writer portrays Devlin’s point of view against that of other characters’ shows how alone and abandoned he feels. His emotional brutality, combined with his physical abuse, is enough to create a heart-wrenching platform for his story to be built upon. George’s story also prompts a distressing response from the reader. Although his struggles might not be as relatable as Devlin’s, the way in which Drinkwater has structured this character (around his past) affects the reader in such a way that they feel the need to provide him with much ongoing support. Devlin and George both helped each other physically and emotionally, and it is this moral that assists the reader in understanding the battles that are fought by so many people, worldwide, every single

Joss Whedon, a famous director, once said, “Everyone who made it through adolescence is a hero.” Adolescence is a difficult part of life where we learn to become independent and we discover who we are. Many books explore the theme of adolescence, and it is expressed in many different ways. In this story, Jerry, a eleven year-old boy, goes to the beach with his mother and he sees some boys swimming through a tunnel. Inspired by them, Jerry trains hard until he can also swim through the tunnel. In the short story “Through the Tunnel” the author, Doris Lessing, uses symbolism of setting and comparison to express the difficulty of the transition from childhood to adulthood.

The concept of vicarious reinforcement is continued on as Astrid plays the new role of a church-going, born-again believer in attempt to please Carolee, her new foster mother. As Astrid begins to process the information of her environment she quickly learns the consequences of not fitting the desired mold. Astrid attempts to please all members of her new foster family, yet is outed when Carolee begins to feel threatened by Astrid’s beauty. As the tables begin to turn within the family Astrid clings to the only support she has, Ray. This shift in adornment

As Tiffany strolls through the narrow hallways she begins meditating over a few things. While doing so she begins to realize not every person was the same. Some people are loud, some quiet, and some with disabilities. While she allowed that to sink in Tiffany began to wonder if there was a way to help and guide those that were different. Not once in her life has she ever seen the young children as “weird” kids or even “stupid”. She saw the young children as very gifted and talented. That’s the reason tiffany wants to help kids with disabilities is because she wants to be able to help and guide them the entire ten yards.

Kim Edwards illustrates he the acceptance and care for individuals with mental or physical disabilities is huge theme in this novel, because having kept Phoebe, comprehending the serious lack of acceptance that the world has for individuals with has made Caroline more protective. Caroline and Ron Stone are debating against the Board of Education. A member from the Board of Education talking about how they simply do not have the resources to give children with disabilities a chance and Caroline retorted frustratingly. “ It takes her more time, it’s true, to master new things. But she has learned to do everything that any other child learns to do...”

Via’s family found out she had not invited the to the play, which leads to a huge argument about the family and Auggie realizes he is the reason Via did not invite the family. After their family’s dog died, Via brings home tickets to her play because she realizes the importance of a close family relationship.Via fills in for the lead role she was the understudy for, which means she is the center of attention for the entire night. Via is so good at her role she gets a standing ovation at the end of the show. However, the biggest turning point in the scene is when Via introduces her brother to the director of the play in the crowded auditorium. This is an important act because it shows that she is not ashamed of her brother. Via was obviously easily recognised after the play, yet she introduced her brother anyway showing Via has finally come to peace with the way the universe works for her and her brother.

Tiffany was ostracized before she made friends with Sara and Bethany because she dressed and talked differently than her classmates. Sara was strongly influenced by her older sister, she would often emulate the opinion and actions of her sister. Sara went to her sister Samantha for advice in her day to day life frequently. Her experiences with Samantha help to influence the women that she grew up to be, she saw her sister working hard and doing well in school which encouraged her to do the same. Sara’s continued maturity began her development into adolescence.

This story is about beginnings, passage points, and endings – the end of childhood and the innocence. It is tells about Connie, a young fifteen year old girl, who meet a stranger named Arnold Friend, who leads her

The boy’s creepy actions, doubled with Connie’s unsettled reaction define her willingness to truly grow up and enter the forbidden, terrifying world of later life. She can always look away, but she will always look back, and it will always get her.

Experiencing further unstable environments, these children are forced to move from one foster home to another. They rarely develop meaningful relationships and constantly endure lack of care and protection by adults. Sabreen, another gifted student, was able to excel in school despite her unstable environments. She, too, became a ward of the county battling to find a stable home, constantly being placed in unstable environments, environments that do not encourage any achievement. When her situation becomes untenable, she goes AWOL, like Olivia, refusing to return to county supervision. Corwin masterfully frames the problem that wards, like Olivia and Sabreen, face when they feel that going back into the system is not an option. The additional struggles can be seen through Olivia and Sabreen accepting jobs with long hours in order to make enough to pay their bills. The responsibility on taking care of themselves financially detracts from their studies, which quickly can become a vicious, never-ending cycle.