Coming of Age Cube

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Coming of Age Cube

• A characters rite of passage

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State of Innocencein this state, the protagonist
shows himself to be naïve, innocent, immature,
and ready to grow into adulthood
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Trigger Eventthe event which causes the
protagonist to flounder for lack of skill,
knowledge, or self-insight
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Numbness/Denial or Minimizationthe stage at
which the protagonist attempts to hide or avoid
reality
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Depression/Acceptance of Realitythe protagonist
is depressed to see that strategies arent
working, situations people wont accommodate
him, and he must give in and accept reality
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Testingprotagonist goes through a trial and
error learn-by-doing period to find what
works/doesnt work, whats acceptable and not
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Search for Meaning Internalizationprotagonist
has developed a new set of beliefs behaviors
which lead to a positive , hopeful conclusion
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In some way, all Coming of Age stories address
the quest to define oneself. If your protagonist
was asked, who are you? and he answered
symbolically, what would he say? Why? (add symbol)