A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel, recounts the psychological or moral development of its protagonist from youth to maturity, when this character recognizes his or her place in the world. Select a single pivotal moment in the psychological or moral development of the protagonist of a bildungsroman. Then write a well-organized essay that analyzes how that single moment shapes the meaning of the work as a whole.

The pivotal moment for Ponyboy from the novel The Outsiders comes at the end, when he´s asked by his teacher to write something important to him and he decides to write about his experience throughout the novel, in the hopes to be able to help others in similar situations.

Explanation:

This event shows that he has learned from the violence he was subjected to, and from his own mistakes. He seems to understand how unfair the death of the Socs' member as well as the eath of the two Greasers were. He finally feels like he has found his place in the world, something he didn´t have at the beginning of the story.

1. negative, complain without fixing anything.

2. she disagrees with them.

perseus's grandfather tries to drown him

perseus takes the eye of the grey woman

perseus cuts off medusa's head

perseus rescues andromada

perseus turns polydeuces to stone