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One thing the book talks about is keeping childhood innocence. Mostly through the characters of the story the novel also shows how easily experience can change people and cause them to lose their youthful traits. Dallys rough youth has made him tough and fearsome, and he seems not to care about anything. But Dally has a soft spot too caring for Johnny.

     The protagonist, Billy Budd, is the major force of innocence in the book. Billy is a young man who seems to have everything going for him. He is big, strong, handsome, and he has a personality that draws

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of a unique high school student named Charlie and his journey of self-discovery throughout his freshman year. Charlie’s personality changes drastically from the beginning of the book to the end of it; and this is what I want to focus on. First I am going to detail Charlie’s personality at the beginning of the book and then use Erik Erikson’s theory of Psychosocial Development, Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Development, Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development and an article about adolescent bulling to analyze them. I will then use examples from the book and film to illustrate his growth in the respected areas. Through these major theories of psychology I will show Charlie’s evolution from a wallflower to a human being.

“I Was A Skinny Tomboy Kid” and Bad Boy both present a common theme of girls and boys are expected certain roles in our society. Children are faced with difficulty and we struggle to show our true selves. Young people want to blend in and to stay off the highway of hate, but sometimes we are criticized for being ourselves. I thought that the memoir, Bad Boy was more clear presenting a theme. It was more effective and direct when expressing Myers’ feelings as a child growing up in Harlem in the 1950’s. Being yourself is easier than being someone

“The Outsiders”, by S.E. Hinton, is centered around Ponyboy’s path to maturity and the life lessons he learns along the way. The novel follows Ponyboy, a greaser, and his gang’s conflict with the Socials, a rival gang. In it, he learns to not judge people hastily and reject gang mentality. Ponyboy also loses his innocence. The following paragraphs will explore his growth throughout “The Outsiders”.

In the novel, A Brief Moment In The Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher, the protagonist Angus Bethune is a Heavy, Highschool boy with two sets of gay parents. The novel is about him winning Winter Ball King at his School Dance, and how he has to overcome all the negative in his life. There is much evidence of him changing throughout the story. In the novel he goes from a shy, self conscious person to a more confident person.

In one’s life, a person goes through a certain processes to mature into an adult. In the book, Crabbe, by William Bell, a teen boy named Franklin Crabbe runs away from his old life which was preventing him from maturing the way he wanted to. Firstly, Franklin Crabbe experiences personal growth while staying in the wilderness. Secondly, Crabbe learns a various number of new life skills which he can use later in the future. Thirdly, Crabbe while being in the wilderness, he developed his independence. The experiences the main character Franklin Crabbe has while in wilderness contributes to his maturity into adulthood.

The main character is Doug Swieteck in the book “Okay for Now.” At the beginning of the story they introduce Doug receiving a baseball cap from Joe Pepitone than later that day Doug’s brother threatened to injure him if he didn’t give him the hat. So right away it showed that it was not easy for the main character at home. When the author introduced Doug it made him seem like he was just a normal boy living a contented life but in actuality his life is anything but joyful.     The author has made it clear through Doug's actions that he is pretty mellow and not the kind of guy who tries and takes control of a situation, for example on page 2 when Christopher got Doug to tell him where his hat was that belonged to Joe Pepitone. He is

Most people strive to belong, to be someone or part of something important. People all around you experience different ways of belonging, such as cliques or social class. Others who are excluded, are simply left as outsiders, forced to make up their own groups, maybe just because of where they live, how much money they have, and the items they have and do not have. This is the case in author S.E. Hinton’s prominent novel The Outsiders. Within this well known book is a 2 week story of 14 year old Ponyboy, as he learns to mature in his rough, poor, East side neighborhood while also dealing with most of the rich, stuck up, West side kids known as the Socs. To rival the Socs are the Greasers, a tight-knit gang that includes many East side teens that have become almost like brothers to each other. Throughout this novel, Ponyboy learns many life lessons, while facing multiple obstacles and overcoming his own inner problems to finally realize a bigger picture in the end. S.E. Hinton focused deeply on symbolism to display these multiple themes.

“The functions of intellect are insufficient and useless if you are without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy,” says a quote by Dean Koontz. Throughout S.E. Hinton’s book The Outsiders, there are many themes that she conveys in the book as she narrates the experiences of a greaser named Ponyboy who is a member of the Social group (Socs). Ponyboy meets many people and witnesses many difficult situations throughout the book. This inspirational book teaches the reader crucial lessons that are very important for everyone, even if their lives are not anything like Ponyboy’s. Three important themes in the book include friendship, courage and empathy.

Could you imagine, being a 10 year old African American child, alone on the streets during the Great Depression? Bud was, after his momma died at age six he was sent to a dreadful foster care. Throughout the book Bud has faced many obstacles such as being shoved into a death defying shed. Bud is a very tough and brave character in this book. "The book Bud Not Buddy," would be different if Miss. Hill never had gotten married because she would have been able to meet Bud at the library, she could have taken care of him, and she might have taken him to Herman.

Childhood is the most sensitive period of human development. A well-structured academic enabling environment allows children to flourish, learning 15-20 new words every week all while adapting to and learning specific motor functions of all sorts. The correct environment carries an extremely important role and promotes learning under the proper circumstances, however a poor learning environment with constant conflict and poor role models can actually inhibit or slow the growth of a child. By no means does the perfect learning scenario exist, but psychologist can often identify a scenario where parents and/or guardians foster a variety of developmental issues from a psychological, physical, and mental perspective. The authoritative figure's unique and condescending style of teaching the girl in "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid, directly leads to harsh social and developmental consequences short term, with diminished long term social and developmental effects including troubled relationships, attachment issues, and a poor understanding of basic social scenarios.

In the novel a bridge to wiseman's cove by james maloney carl matt a teenage boy called carl matt overcomes hardship fears and issues such as belonging body image and family. These themes help carl grow as an individual person and benefit him and helps him develop as a positive sense of self he finds people he can proudly call a family feels he belongs to the duncans and the barge and faces his fears and shame of his body and appearance. His values and attitude wishes and expectation alter significantly.after reading the novel you see how much carl has changed as a person and feels as he fits in wattel beach and is no longer an outcast as he is perceived earlier in the novel.

Moreover, she is childlike and fun loving. This is illustrated when she ran to her room crying when the relatives got angry with her. Buddy’s friend qualities prove that she is an interesting character. The first quality that buddy’s friend presents is generosity.

From reading this book, I have figured out that the theme was coming of age and facing maturity. What you are about to read are examples of this.