Coming Of Age Quotes

At this point in the novel, I believe that the 'Coming of Age ' motif is becoming very recurring as the book goes on. Charlie is starting to reminisce more and think about things as a mature adult would.

Mr. Etheridge made a very good analogy in class the other day, he said that as a kid you do not think about getting your new clothes dirty when you play outside. However, once you start maturing you question if it is worth it or not to get comfortable and sit on the grass and risk dirty clothing or suffer and stand. This really interested my because I can relate to this. At soccer practice I strategically wear darker colors instead of white on rainy and muddier days to prevent this.

Anyway, same goes for Charlie. He is starting to mature a lot in this sense. Like on page 86 when Charlie is visiting his Grandma 's house, he

To make more sense of my claim, I have yet another example from earlier in the book. When Charlie was walking the kids sled, he thought, "...all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough" (Chbosky 74). This is a true sign of maturity in my opinion. He is thinking about those kids growing up and experiencing their first kiss however, sledding is enough for them until they get older. I find it interesting seeing him grow up and think about stuff like this because once in awhile I think about the future and the past and how things have come to be.

Do you frequently think about the future? Do you reminisce a lot? Also do you believe that Charlie is starting to mature or does everyone do this regardless of maturity level? Comment below.

Also, I read an interesting article titled '27 Signs of True Maturity '. Lots of these signs posted in this article mirror Charlie 's actions and thoughts. Click this link and read them, a good portion of them we 've seen in Charlie so far. Very interesting!

- Keaton