A Coming-of-Age Story?
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A Coming-of-Age Story?
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I also haven't heard of a "buildungsroman"... But I think that the author's intent was this to be a coming-of-age story, especially Adam and to some lesser extent Carly (regarding her and Dauma fusing ) but I also think it fell flat.cristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 07:46 Would you describe the novel as a coming-of-age story or even a buildungsroman? If so, which characters are on a path to maturity and wisdom? Are there any characters that stagnate or others on a descending path?
I think the other Descendants Carly and Adam meet are pretty stagnant. It seems like they are only there to be used, such as Rye... she's a quick fix to allow the characters to move long distances in a short time frame and that's really her only value.
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Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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hmmm interesting... that may have been the intent of the author, but I don't think she achieved that goalcristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 11:19Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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Thank you for the explanation. But I don't think (i)Opaque(/i) compares to Dickens.cristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 11:19Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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What age would be maturity years?cristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 11:19Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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I agree 100 %. I think we are trying to make this book much more that it is.djr6090 wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 19:40Thank you for the explanation. But I don't think (i)Opaque(/i) compares to Dickens.cristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 11:19Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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I can't for the life of me understand what the intent was. Because I clearly can NOT connect the first and second parts of the book. It is like intent changed.Nym182 wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 12:14hmmm interesting... that may have been the intent of the author, but I don't think she achieved that goalcristinaro wrote: ↑15 Feb 2020, 11:19Sorry, I've accidentally added an extra "u". It's "bildungsroman", a genre dealing with the psychological and moral development of a character; it usually follows the character's growth from his/her birth and childhood to his maturity years, sometimes throughout his/her entire life. For example, novels like Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield'" or "Great Expectations" are famous novels belonging to this genre.
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For your question, if I consider Adam's life journey, I would say this book passes for a coming-of-age story.
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Yes, definitely the story is a unique one. It is rare to see such dark mental states tackled in a YA story.OfficialEmma wrote: ↑17 Feb 2020, 03:27 I will say the author should have slowed down so as to properly develop the characters. Adam developed more than others. And this book doesn't meet up with a coming-of-age book. However, the tale is an interesting one.