1. BILDUNGSROMAN AP Literature 2014-15

2. Bildungsroman  German  Bildungs: pictures  Roman: novel/book  Goethe’s The Apprenticeship of Meister (1795-96)  a story that focuses on psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood  coming-of-age tale/initiation archetype

3. Plot Structure  Emotional loss causes the protagonist to leave on a journey  End goal: achieving maturity  must come gradually and with difficulty  Conflict often between the protagonist and society

4. Examples  Jane Eyre  Great Expectations  To Kill a Mockingbird  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  The Portrait of an Artist  Catcher in the Rye  The Kite Runner  Never Let Me Go

5. Assessment :  Considering your summer reading, could your novel be considered a bildungsroman? Explain your answer in 5-8 sentences using evidence from the novel.

6. Their Eyes Were Watching God  Zora Neal Hurston  Harlem Renaissance  Written over 7 weeks while working as an anthropologist in Haiti  Notes on the text:  Watch for elements of a bildungsroman and other archetypes presented in the story  Watch for dialect