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Why the coming of age narrative is a conformist lie

20 mins | Sep 7, 2017
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The coming-of-age story is a staple across film and fiction, but is there any truth to it? Don’t our personalities change all the time? Cody Delistraty exposes the myth of finding yourself.

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