Coming of Age For many generations, coming-of-age has impacted the perspectives of many perspectives. Coming-of-age occurs in everyone at one point or another. Gaining new perspectives and seeing the world in a different way is an important part of life. Coming-of-age involves recognizing different perspectives.
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is an example of a character whose coming-of-age process involves gaining a different perspective. Scout’s maturity can be proven when To Kill a Mockingbird says, “I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs. Merriweather. With my best company manners, I asked her if she would have some” (Lee 318). Scout is coming-of-age when realizing how to appropriately react to certain …show more content…
The clarity of how coming-of-age matures individuals is stated when saying, “Teens take more risks not because they don’t understand the dangers but because they weigh risk versus reward differently: In situations where risk can get them something they want, they value the reward more heavily than adults do” (Dobbs). Because most teens are immature, they ignore the dangers and take the risk. Coming-of-age helps individuals to be smarter and more successful because, “as we move through adolescence, the brain undergoes extensive remodeling, resembling a network and wiring upgrade” (Dobbs). The changes the brain undergo throughout adolescence are the reasons coming-of-age helps individuals gain knowledge. Individuals develop the maturity and knowledge to become successful while coming-of-age.
In my own experience, coming-of-age has involved developing a new perspective. Within the last year, I recently gained a new view on the true importance of a team. My team and I walked off the state mat knowing we had hit the best routine possible. Our coaches hugged us as we gave each other one of those I-have-never-been-so-happy looks. As we watched the other teams, we smiled, thinking they had nothing on