Coming Of Age Analysis

The coming of age is when a kid turns into an adult. It can also be a kid growing up and maturing both physically and mentally. We all go through this theme since we are all humans. Most of the time humans learn from their mistakes. Sometimes we don’t which can lead to us doing the same things. This theme is easy to explain with examples because we have all gone through what this theme is most likely talking about. Like my older sibling said to me once “I don’t know by your ages, but I do know by your phases” My cousin is only one year younger than me, and she is still acting like a little kid. She doesn’t really know how to treat other people who have mental illness or disabilities. I correct her a lot of times too. Sometimes she learns from her mistakes, and sometimes she doesn’t learn. When she does learn from her mistakes, you kind of feel like she’s finally starting to grow up. She learns how to treat people with respect. Little kids usually ask rude questions once in awhile. For example, they might ask about someone's weight, but usually an adult tells them not ask those kind of questions.

My older sibling was suppose to have a Quinceanera, but they didn’t feel like wasting all that money for just one birthday party. When a female turns 15 they have a Quinceanera. During their Quinceanera they greet everyone, and dance. Most of the times you see them wearing a poofy dress, and sandals. At some point during the party they sit down, and someone puts high heels on their feet. This shows that the girl has become a woman, or at least has stopped being a little girl. This Hispanic and Latino tradition shows the theme Coming of age, since they use the high heels to show that the girl became a