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Coming of age
Many cultures have a unique way of accepting the leap from childhood to a manhood. These customs might be extremely different in each culture, but they share a common thread. The Jewish, Ibo and Mayan cultures are examples of variant societies that share the common notion that this stage ....
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.... Bar Mitzvah is not about being a full adult in every sense of the word, ready to marry, go out on your own, earn a living and raise children. In Pirkei Avot of the Talmud, it is said that while 13 is the proper age for fulfillment of the Commandments, 18 is the proper age for marriage and 20 is the proper age for earning a livelihood"(Rich, Tracey). As one can see, the Jewish means of the coming of age of a boy is based on the religion.
On the other hand, In "Things Fall Apart," by Chinua Achebe, the coming of age of a boy in the Ibo culture is not religious at all. ....
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