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From: Nancegar at aol.com <Nancegar>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:28:58 EST
In a message dated 11/4/03 12:14:15 PM, smiller50 at earthlink.net writes:
<< Perhaps a coming of age story is one in which a young person of any age is confronted with a situation in which he/she has no reliable guide for a decision or course of action thrust upon him. In that regard, nine year old Pedro's story in Antonio Skarmeta's "The Composition" is truly a coming-of-age story, poignant, beautifully told, and sadly relevant in today's world.
Sally Derby >>
What an excellent definition! And yes -- what many of us tend to think of as coming-of-age issues affect kids at increasingly younger ages. Is this a sad thing? Is childhood increasingly truncated? What does this do to chilcren's literature?
Nancy Garden
__________________________________________ Please visit my website at www.nancygarden.com Number 7 of Budding Writers is up!
Received on Fri 07 Nov 2003 07:28:58 PM CST
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:28:58 EST
In a message dated 11/4/03 12:14:15 PM, smiller50 at earthlink.net writes:
<< Perhaps a coming of age story is one in which a young person of any age is confronted with a situation in which he/she has no reliable guide for a decision or course of action thrust upon him. In that regard, nine year old Pedro's story in Antonio Skarmeta's "The Composition" is truly a coming-of-age story, poignant, beautifully told, and sadly relevant in today's world.
Sally Derby >>
What an excellent definition! And yes -- what many of us tend to think of as coming-of-age issues affect kids at increasingly younger ages. Is this a sad thing? Is childhood increasingly truncated? What does this do to chilcren's literature?
Nancy Garden
__________________________________________ Please visit my website at www.nancygarden.com Number 7 of Budding Writers is up!
Received on Fri 07 Nov 2003 07:28:58 PM CST
