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What is a bildungsroman?

What is a bildungsroman?. Bildungsroman.

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What is a bildungsroman?

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  1. What is a bildungsroman?

  2. Bildungsroman A bildungsroman is a novel that traces the development of a character from childhood to adulthood, through a quest for identity that leads him or her to maturity. The term bildungsroman comes from the German for "formation novel," or "education novel."

  3. Bildungsroman: Topics • Teenage troubles • Coming of age • School years • Search for identity • Self-establishment in community

  4. Bildungsroman: Characteristics • Protagonist • grows psychologically and physically from adolescence to maturity • acquires a clear, unique identity by the end of the story • achieves self-understanding and a sense of social responsibility • Style • typically emphasizes dialogue over plot development, keeping the reader's attention on the growth of character • often told from a first-person point of view

  5. Bildungsroman: Story Examples • Literature • To Kill a Mockingbird • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • Jane Eyre • Movies • “The Matrix” • “Forrest Gump” • “The Lion King” • “Terminator” series Any others you can think of?

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