KnowraComing-of-age storyLinked fromLinked fromThe 36 pages that link to Coming-of-age story, each with the reason it gives.All 36Broader topic 3Related 23Narrower topic 9Compared with 1The GraduateNarrower topic: The film complicates the form by making adulthood appear as an unwanted social script.The OutsidersNarrower topic: Ponyboy’s changing view of violence, class, and other people gives the plot its developmental arc.Peter WeirNarrower topic: The soldiers’ journey toward war also marks a passage from youthful confidence to adult disillusionment.The Jungle BookNarrower topic: Mowgli’s movement between human and animal societies gives the cycle a coming-of-age shape.The Last Picture ShowNarrower topic: Sonny’s changing relationships place the film within this broad narrative tradition.Dil Chahta HaiNarrower topic: The friends’ changing values give the film its coming-of-age structure.The Adventures of Tom SawyerNarrower topic: Tom’s choices suggest moral growth, though the novel resists a simple passage into adulthood.Booth TarkingtonNarrower topic: The Penrod books use childhood episodes to explore growing up and social belonging.MowgliNarrower topic: Mowgli’s changing loyalties and return to human life follow a coming-of-age pattern.