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Coming-of-age stories focus on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age", and span a variety of media, including literature, theatre, film, and video games.

In literature

Main article: Bildungsroman

In theatre

Musical theatre

Play

In film and television

See also: List of teen dramas
Judy Garland playing the character Dorothy in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz

In film, coming-of-age is a genre of teen films. Films in this subgenre include:

Films featuring protagonists in particular age groups, such as pre-teens, are:

or post-high school and college students, in films such as:

or people aged around 20 years old who do not go to college, such as:

or in the case of unique coming-of-age stories centered on post-college aged individuals, such as:

Coming-of-age television series include:

In video games

While not represented as often as in other mediums, coming-of-age stories can also be found in video games such as Life Is Strange.[21]

References

  1. ^ David Edward Cooper; Joy Palmer; Liora Bresler (2001). Fifty major thinkers on education: from Confucius to Dewey. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 0-415-23126-4.
  2. ^ a b McWilliams, Ellen (2009). Margaret Atwood and the Female Bildungsroman. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7546-6027-9. The two early English Bildungsromane already mentioned, Tom Jones and The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, are examples of coming-of-age narratives that predate the generic expectations of the German tradition.
  3. ^ Knausgård, Karl (25 May 2016). "On Reading Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ Melanie Kinchen; et al. (13 July 2006). "Bildungsroman Novels for Young Adults". Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Bones & All | Camille DeAngelis | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  6. ^ "Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  7. ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 22, 2019). "Broadway's The Prom to Be Adapted Into a Young Adult Novel". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  8. ^ a b Solá-Santiago, Frances "The Meaning Behind The Clashing-Colored Costumes Of West Side Story", Refinery29, December 13, 2021. Accessed March 22, 2022. "Rivalry and love story aside, West Side Story is a coming-of-age tale for its protagonist, Maria, which came through in costumes."
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "The 50 Best Coming-of-Age Movies". MTV News.
  10. ^ a b c d e MINIQUE HOBDY (October 27, 2020). "13 Black Coming-of-Age Films You'll Watch Again and Again". Essence.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Renwick, Finlay (September 17, 2020). "12 Films That Capture The Feeling Of Being A Teenager". Esquire.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bosselman, Haley (July 18, 2021). "The Best Coming-of-Age Movies Streaming Right Now". Variety.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Haysom, Sam (29 August 2020). "The best coming-of-age movies since 2000". Mashable.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Erbland, Kate (December 5, 2017). "7 Female-Centric Coming-of-Age Movies to Watch If You Loved 'Lady Bird'". IndieWire.
  15. ^ "Review: 'The Black Phone' is an effective coming-of-age supernatural horror". NBC Montana. Retrieved 1 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Livi Is Life". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b Fox, Levi (2002). "The Historical Coming of Age Genre". Were Those the Days? Historical Coming of Age Films in American Culture. American Studies, University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  18. ^ Conran, Pierce (February 15, 2022). "Netflix K-drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One: Kim Tae-ri shines in coming-of-age romantic drama with a fencing subplot, 2022's first Korean TV delight". South China Morning Post. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2022-05-20). "'Heartstopper' Renewed For Seasons 2 & 3 By Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  20. ^ Coggan, Devan (May 11, 2022). "'Ms. Marvel' co-creator Sana Amanat on bringing Kamala Khan from page to screen". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  21. ^ Riaz, Adnan (26 October 2015). "Review: Life Is Strange Episode 5: Polarized". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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