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Coming-of-age story
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Genre_studies/BD9jC7v7">genre studies</a>, a coming-of-age story is a <a href="/facts/Genre/ow1Po53X">genre</a> of <a href="/facts/Literature/CmUDxokU">literature</a>, <a href="/facts/Theatre/Tq0mvBI8">theatre</a>, <a href="/facts/Film/wM3b9Kk3">film</a>, and <a href="/facts/Video_game/vmTdNASJ">video game</a> that focuses on the growth of a <a href="/facts/Protagonist/LD8eN0Pr">protagonist</a> from childhood to adulthood, or "<a href="/facts/Coming_of_age/GfCHsl8K">coming of age</a>". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are typically teenagers. The <i><a href="/facts/Bildungsroman/Ay5A745R">Bildungsroman</a></i> is a specific subgenre of coming-of-age story. </p><p>The plot points of coming-of-age stories are usually emotional changes within the character(s) in question. </p>