Holden meets _____________________________, and they journey to adulthood.

In this piece of creative writing, you will be asked to introduce the characters we've encountered this semester and bring them together for one heck of a journey. At the end of this journey (based on Joseph Campbell's Hero's Cycle) Holden and company will be enlightened young adults and no longer confused teenagers.

You must include the following information:

A. You must somehow demonstrate to me your knowledge of the characters you choose to include, as well as Holden.

B. You must include at least 3 other characters (see list below).

C. Your story must follow the genre of the Coming of Age story discussed in class and in the essay we read.

D. You must include at least 3 details from each of the stories that the characters have come from (these should be hidden and exposed throughout your own story.

 

Character list:

Holden--he's a must have.

Celie, from The Color Purple

Lily, from The Secret Life of Bees

Margarite, from I Know why the Caged Bird Sings

Jack/Tobias, from This Boy's Life

Nic, from Tweak

Melinda, from Speak

Bob, from Be True to Your School (and his buddies if you'd like--but they must remain minor, and go along with him as one character)

Connie, from "Where are you Going, Where have you Been?"

Sammy, the narrator in "A&P"

Donny, from "Teenage Wasteland"

Jimmy, from Quadrophenia

Harold, from Harold and Maude

Gilbert, from What's Eating Gilbert Grape