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Coming Of Age In City Of The Beasts By Isabel Allende

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In the story “City of the Beasts” I think the theme was coming of age, because in the story the character undergoes a major transformation. “ City of the Beasts”, by Isabel Allende is a book that takes place in the heart of the Amazon. Alexander, a teenage boy travels with his grandmother Kate through the Amazon and uncovers secrets along with his new friend Nadia. Before the expedition with his grandmother, Alexander didn’t care much for things, but with the help of the Amazon he matured and learned that everything had life. He also learned to love nature and living things.

Alexander, the main character was not very impressive at first. For example before he went on the expedition with his grandma he had a bad temper and would explode when he least expected. Also since Alex has a bad temper he seemed moody. If I were Alex i would have blown up over having to …show more content…

For example in the beginning of the story, the main character was immature, but as the story continued the character became more mature and even his mom could tell when she had a dream about him. (pg. 239). Also the main character in the beginning was not impressive, but as the book went on and the theme was revealed the main character became more enjoyable. As the theme became more clear to me, the main character changed. Another thing is that,when the main character saved his best friend, he never dreamed that he would have been able to do that before the story. Also when the main character went through an initiation(pg.235), it helped me to discover the theme. Also, as the story went on and the character went through the initiation the theme became clear. As I found out the theme the events in the story seemed to make more sense as to why the author added them. In conclusion, The theme of the story was coming of age, and the events in the story helped to make the theme more

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