Weakness Symbols Necessary for Portraying Coming of Age Themes Short stories often have coming of age themes. In the stories "A White Heron," "Shaving," "Eleven," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Bet," the coming of age themes are shown with the help of symbols. The characters never just magically learn the lessons; elements in the story help them along the way to acquire the knowledge necessary to becoming a successful adult. Stories with …showed first 75 words of 1610 total…

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