Coming of Age

             Coming of age is a time of trials and triumphs in a young adolescent's life. It involves many obstacles that need to be over come in order to become an adult. However obstacles are not the only things that a youth will encounter. Through the journey they will happen upon successes and triumphs that will add to the shaping of who they are to become. One can easily assume that the events taking place in the world would have a strong influence on how a youth comes of age. It is easy to assume that the coming of age in the 1920s would be different from coming of age in the 1980s. Both the 1920s and the 1980s were times of radical change for our nation. How people viewed the world was forever changed due to the events taking place. One would think that these changes would have a major impact on the concept of coming of age during these times. However, coming of age during the two decades was extremely similar. The psychological changes that take place when a young adult c!
             omes of age remained the same, despite the differences between the two decades. Ray Bradbury and Judy Blume both concentrated on the 'coming of age' in the 1920s and the 1920s. Through their novels the fact that coming of age during the two decades was extremely similar is evident. Bradbury uses the protagonist, Douglas Spaulding, while Blume uses Victoria Leonard. Both are adolescents who are beginning their journey of 'coming of age' and are feeling the impact of the events taking place in the world around them.
             The decade of the 1920s is often described as being "funny, sad, often heroic"(Time Life Books, 24). In many history books, the 20's have been referred to as "roaring," however for most people this time period was somewhat dull (Time Life Books, 76). A majority of citizens worked in fields, factories, or non-airconditioned offices. To the masses, major events that took place were looked up...

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