Coming of Age Story
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Coming of Age Story Shown in Literary Works
Jellissa Bush
English 207
Dr. Pace
I. Thesis: Literary work’s commonly use the coming of age story, using examples of innocence and experience to convey this major theme. “The Lesson,” written by Toni Cade Bambara, “Incident,” by Countee Cullen, and “Oedipus,” by Sophocles although different and distinct in the story told. All works share examples of this recognizable theme.
II. In the story “The Lesson”, Bambara uses the disparity of Sylvia dominating persona towards the rest of the children as the key feature in his work. Bambara uses this element to convey his coming of age story.
1. Miss Moore irony in name
2. Miss Moore thrust children for their betterment.
III. The play Oedipus is a coming of age story, as the main character evolves into his destiny.
1. Premise of play centered on his evolution.
2. Oedipus lacks ability to face truth.
3. Oedipus fears, runs, and acknowledges fate
4. Oedipus quick to gloat about success, as a child would.
5. Oedipus comes to terms of fate, and gouges eyes because he doesn’t want to see. (metaphoric)
IV. The poem The Incident written by Countee Cullen is yet again another coming of age story. The work chronologically entails the writers experience when visiting Baltimore.
1. First line sets the tone, theme, and premise of story, lets reader know a story is to be told.
2. Innocent in the gesture conveyed to writer.
3. Experience displayed in the racial slur depicted.
4. Experience displayed by the remembrance of the racial slur
V. In conclusion I hope I made clear the similarities of the coming of age story shown in all three works, and how authors’ more often than not use examples of innocence and experience to depict the primary plot.
Literary work’s commonly use the coming of age story, using examples of innocence and experience to convey this major theme. “The Lesson,” written by Toni Cade Bambara,...
Jellissa Bush
English 207
Dr. Pace
I. Thesis: Literary work’s commonly use the coming of age story, using examples of innocence and experience to convey this major theme. “The Lesson,” written by Toni Cade Bambara, “Incident,” by Countee Cullen, and “Oedipus,” by Sophocles although different and distinct in the story told. All works share examples of this recognizable theme.
II. In the story “The Lesson”, Bambara uses the disparity of Sylvia dominating persona towards the rest of the children as the key feature in his work. Bambara uses this element to convey his coming of age story.
1. Miss Moore irony in name
2. Miss Moore thrust children for their betterment.
III. The play Oedipus is a coming of age story, as the main character evolves into his destiny.
1. Premise of play centered on his evolution.
2. Oedipus lacks ability to face truth.
3. Oedipus fears, runs, and acknowledges fate
4. Oedipus quick to gloat about success, as a child would.
5. Oedipus comes to terms of fate, and gouges eyes because he doesn’t want to see. (metaphoric)
IV. The poem The Incident written by Countee Cullen is yet again another coming of age story. The work chronologically entails the writers experience when visiting Baltimore.
1. First line sets the tone, theme, and premise of story, lets reader know a story is to be told.
2. Innocent in the gesture conveyed to writer.
3. Experience displayed in the racial slur depicted.
4. Experience displayed by the remembrance of the racial slur
V. In conclusion I hope I made clear the similarities of the coming of age story shown in all three works, and how authors’ more often than not use examples of innocence and experience to depict the primary plot.
Literary work’s commonly use the coming of age story, using examples of innocence and experience to convey this major theme. “The Lesson,” written by Toni Cade Bambara,...