The main characters in both The Way Way Back and Six Impossible Things are forced to mature because their adult role models are unable to provide them with the support that they need. Dan and Duncan, both teenage boys, find themselves forced to mature beyond their years as a result of the lack of support from the people who are supposed to have the greatest influence in their lives. Because of this, the themes of change and development are a major component of the texts and are explored through both the main characters and their adult role models and the support that the boys require versus the support they are receiving or lack of. The idea that maturity develops as a result of the influences of adult role models is also explored through how
