soliloquy

 The hero's journey framework is often used in coming-of-age novels. The idea of a protagonist overcoming hurdles to beat an ultimate challenge applies naturally to the universal struggle of kids trying to find their place in the world. A key aspect of this hero's journey is the mentor, usually an older, wiser figure that guides the hero on their way. But Black Swan Green uses a much more complicated interpretation of this mentor figure. Rather than being absolutely morally pure facilitators, the book's mentors are flawed, offering a much more realistic take on how other people influence the coming-of-age process. The first major "mentor" figure, Hugo Lamb, reflects Jason Taylor's ideals in the exposition of the novel. He vehemently obsesses on how he fits into hierarchies, both with his classmates and in his household. Hugo seems to have a much easier time navigating through the world, so Jason naturally looks up to him. But later in the chapter, he comes to...

by Linden Fun home is a unique memoir in that it uses a wide variety of outside texts to connect with the story. I found a whole list here : It's a diverse selection of texts each having their own relevant connection to themes throughout her coming-of-age battle with grief and sexuality. But these texts do more than flex her literary knowledge. Bechdel writes "I employ these allusions to James and Fitzgerald not only as descriptive devices, but because my parents are most real to me in fictional terms. And perhaps my cool aesthetic distance itself does more to convey the Arctic climate of our family than any particular literary comparison." (67). Unfortunately, I am not well read enough to speak on all of these texts, but I do remember reading many  Greek mythology stories during my childhood obsession after reading Percy Jackson .  First, the text employs an allusion to  The Odyssey,  Homer's classic epic poem about the long journey home of a clever king Odysseus. ...