Coming Of Age In The Animated Film 'Inside Out'

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In textual analysis to find theme coming of age and the reflection of society in the animated film “Inside Out”, the researcher analyzed the plot in the film by using cinematic narration technique to decrease complexity for an analyzing, and using it to finding the factors and Riley’s actions which leads to theme coming of age and the reflection of society in the film.
The researcher divined an analysis content into 2 part as follow:
4.1 An analysis of plot in the animated film “Inside Out”
4.2 The forces and Riley’s actions that lead to coming of age theme in the film

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