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Transcript of Catcher and the Rye: A Coming of Age novel Genre Format Called a Bildungsroman novel. This type of...
Genre Format Called a Bildungsroman
novel. This type of novel
concentrates on the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character.
Character passes from childhood to maturity (physical, psychological, social, sexual).
Elements of Bildungsroman -The protagonist
must have some reason to go on this journey.
-A loss or discontent must jar him or her at an early stage away from the home or family setting.
The Process-The process of maturation
is long, difficult, and gradual.
-It consists of repeated
clashes between the
needs or desires of the
hero and the views and
judgments enforced by an
unbending social order.