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Coming Of Age Stories 'Internal Struggle In The Passage'

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Have you ever been faced with a decision that you thought was impossible? Or had to decide In coming of age stories, the protagonist is often faced with a dramatic decision that causes an internal struggle which signifies their mental shift into adulthood. How the protagonist handles their plight and what they learn from it is an important aspect of coming of age stories.

In “The Passage,” a young boy named Joe is faced with an impossible decision that shows him maturing. In this story, Joe and his dad are on a traditional camping trip together. Joe had never thought about abandoning his dad on the trip before, but after 7 years, Joe decided it was time to bring a friend. He worried over how he should tell his father. This internal conflict

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