Coming-of-age story

Illustration for Little Women, a classic 1869 coming-of-age novel featuring four female protagonists

In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers.[1] The Bildungsroman is a specific subgenre of coming-of-age story.

The plot points of coming-of-age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question.[2]

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  2. ^ Romero, Travis (2020). "Coming Of Age". Ginglu. Retrieved December 7, 2020.