Category: Coming of Age

During 1930s America, and 1960s Australia, African-Americans and Aboriginals are highly excluded and thought very low in all societies. In the film and novel, the characters question their conventional thinking of what is right and wrong as they navigate small-town morality, racism, and hypocrisy. Harper Lees novel, To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM), and Rachel Perkins…

Introduction to Characters and Setting The book I chose to do for this Coming of Age presentation is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Now, I know we all have read to kill a Mockingbird and you all know the story of each character, the literary devices, and the themes as well. We also…

Coming of Age in Mississippi is a book written by Anne Moody that details her life as a black woman in rural Mississippi during the mid-20th century. It encompasses Moodys life from her childhood to her mid 20s, the most impactful and important part being her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement which began while…

The analysis of religion in a family of the African American experience is crystal clear in all aspects. For each African American experience, the outcome will be different. Religion is an important factor in the African American experience. It is especially important in the Coming Of Age Of Mississippi. I will be comparing these important…

Traditions are an enormous deal in most cultures, typically Latino or Middle Eastern heritages. What is a tradition you may inquire? Well, a tradition is a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society with a symbolic meaning behind it or also a special significance that has origins from the past. Most traditions…

Introduction to Margaret Mead’s Ethnographic Study 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 the culture or environment…

Introduction “Tea Party” by Betty Keller is a captivating play that takes us on a thought-provoking journey through the lives of three generations of women. Set in a small Canadian town in the 1960s, the play explores themes of identity, feminism, and the struggle for autonomy. In this narrative essay, we will delve into the…