To be of age
To be underage
Séquence 3
Coming-of-age stories
Expression et construction de soi: initation et apprentissage How do coming-of-age stories deal with personal growth in English-speaking countries?
coming of age: becoming an adult, growning up, leaving childhood and adolescence behind, maturing
Part 1: From childhood to adulthood
« All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, « Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever! » This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end. »
n incipit: the very begining of a novel
eter-panism: the desire to live without growing up/old, or the refusal of the constraints and responsibilities of adult life.
ll children are bound to grow up: in this passage this revelation is a cruel awakening from innocence. Childhood: a season in life meant to end All children must lose their innocence and face ordeals and responsibilities. The material of coming-of-age stories : the difficult process of becoming an adult.
Write about an event in your life that made you realise that you entered adulthood. Be careful with the tense(s) you use.
Author’s intentions: to highlight - lack of consideration - preferential treatment – loveless environment Bildungsroman in Harry Potter: beginning of the novel - childhood - to surmount obstacles - to overcome trauma/death - to grow up
Write an entry in Harry’s journal about that day.
ady Bird deals with the hardships of coming-of-age (becoming an adult), graduating and leaving home The main character is very eager to leave home and start her adult life. To her it is a kind of escape.
Part 2: gender and education
Passive voice (the speaker is not the one who does this action, but undergoes it): David as the victim of many actions, that he had to endure against his will. He did not have any control over his destiny. The only action he decided (and that is expressed in the active voice) is “I began the journey”.
The aunt: - shows her defiance of boys ("no boys here!") - compares David to his father, her brother who wasn't well-behaved - opposes David’s behaviour to his imaginary sister’s This shows her defiance of men, even if she uses sarcasm and may not completly really think what she says.
In a few lines, imagine what happens next. Using the first person narrative, write about David's feelings.
Jo: behaves like a boy/lies on the rug, whistles, slang words/doesn't want to become a lady Amy: behaves like a lady/Jo's antagonist Beth: "the peace-maker"/nice and gentle/"darling"/"pet" Meg: more mature + feels responsible
Jo is invited at a very elegant ball. She explains to Meg why she refuses to go there. Meg tries to convince her to change her mind. Write the dialogue.
Part 3: the en of innocence, and what is lost
TL LLCE SQ3 Coming-of-age stories
Victoria Silbernagel
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To be of age
To be underage
Séquence 3
Coming-of-age stories
Expression et construction de soi: initation et apprentissage How do coming-of-age stories deal with personal growth in English-speaking countries?
coming of age: becoming an adult, growning up, leaving childhood and adolescence behind, maturing
Part 1: From childhood to adulthood
« All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, « Oh, why can’t you remain like this for ever! » This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end. »
n incipit: the very begining of a novel
eter-panism: the desire to live without growing up/old, or the refusal of the constraints and responsibilities of adult life.
ll children are bound to grow up: in this passage this revelation is a cruel awakening from innocence. Childhood: a season in life meant to end All children must lose their innocence and face ordeals and responsibilities. The material of coming-of-age stories : the difficult process of becoming an adult.
Write about an event in your life that made you realise that you entered adulthood. Be careful with the tense(s) you use.
Author’s intentions: to highlight - lack of consideration - preferential treatment – loveless environment Bildungsroman in Harry Potter: beginning of the novel - childhood - to surmount obstacles - to overcome trauma/death - to grow up
Write an entry in Harry’s journal about that day.
ady Bird deals with the hardships of coming-of-age (becoming an adult), graduating and leaving home The main character is very eager to leave home and start her adult life. To her it is a kind of escape.
Part 2: gender and education
Passive voice (the speaker is not the one who does this action, but undergoes it): David as the victim of many actions, that he had to endure against his will. He did not have any control over his destiny. The only action he decided (and that is expressed in the active voice) is “I began the journey”.
The aunt: - shows her defiance of boys ("no boys here!") - compares David to his father, her brother who wasn't well-behaved - opposes David’s behaviour to his imaginary sister’s This shows her defiance of men, even if she uses sarcasm and may not completly really think what she says.
In a few lines, imagine what happens next. Using the first person narrative, write about David's feelings.
Jo: behaves like a boy/lies on the rug, whistles, slang words/doesn't want to become a lady Amy: behaves like a lady/Jo's antagonist Beth: "the peace-maker"/nice and gentle/"darling"/"pet" Meg: more mature + feels responsible
Jo is invited at a very elegant ball. She explains to Meg why she refuses to go there. Meg tries to convince her to change her mind. Write the dialogue.
Part 3: the en of innocence, and what is lost