Many characters pass through a rite of passage throughout a book or play. A rite of passage is a ceremony or event that a person goes through that marks the transition of one phase of life to another. The most common rite of passage is from childhood to adulthood. Anthem, Antigone and Warriors Don’t Cry all contain a character that go through a rite of passage. In Anthem, Equality goes through a rite of passage. Equality lives in a society where he is not allowed to be himself. Antigone goes through a rite of passage in Antigone. She also lives in a controlled society but it’s controlled by a king. Melba in Warriors Don’t Cry also goes through a rite of passage. Each character needed to pass through their rite of passage to be happy. Equality
