1. Josue Granados & Erick Rivera

2. Moral messages for viewers Learn about transitions into adulthood Enlighten audiences about harsh realities Teach the youth about responsibility CONCEPT OF COMING OF AGE

3. Begin in films as insecure, close minded, & afraid of the outside world They go through life changing experiences End up becoming wiser, braver, mature, realistic, & experienced in the world TYPICAL PROTAGONIST

4. Obstacles that the protagonists must overcome Usually want to prevent the protagonist from being successful in their journey Try’s to prevent the protagonist from growing as a person TYPICAL ANTAGONIST

5. Usually begins in a “place of refuge and solace, each in its own way guiding the main characters through their adolescent years of curiosity” -imdb.com TYPICAL SETTING

6. High Schools, Urban cities, society, neighborhoods, magical lands, vast distances, & suburban cities EXAMPLES OF SETTING

7. Serious connotation that give off the gravity of situations Upbeat pop tones as to bring attention & excitement in trailers Melancholy music when characters realize harsh realities TONE

8. Usually consist of being an adolescent Trouble fitting in Finding their place in society Are typically insecure or misguided Dealing with influences Overcoming personal obstacles Grow in maturity and responsibility CHARACTERS

9. The value of friendship (Breakfast Club) Facing the hardships of reality (I am Sam) Discovering ones identity (Easy A) Maturing to prepare for adulthood (Superbad) Finding true happiness (Harold and Maude) Accepting responsibility (Juno) overcoming a personal problem (Finding Nemo) THEMES

10. Visualize a clear realistic outlook toward life Have a heartwarming feeling for the protagonists growth The youth learns about integrity, reality, & life Learn important morals to use in the real world AUDIENCE RESPONSES

11. Two dependent close high school seniors are forced to face an anxious reality that will separate them by the end of their school year as they plan to bring alcohol to a party that goes wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNpoTxeydiY SUPERBAD (2007)

12. A poor boy wins an opportunity that allows him to receive a tour along with four other kids to the greatest chocolate factory in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNarV_3P4oM WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971)

13. Dorthy Gale is swept away into a magical land by a tornado and goes on a quest with friends she meets along the way to see the Wizard who can help her return home and grant her friends things they never had. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZcYMy85lY THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

14. Four girl best friends plan to stay in touch with each other as their lives go in different directions. They each pass one pair of jeans to each other that fits them all perfectly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcIG8D8FOY THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS (2005)

15. Harold, a rich, gloomy, and death obsessed young man finds himself forever changed once he meets a lively old woman, Maude, at a funeral. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mz3TkxJhPc HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)