Iconography throughout the Coming-of-Age subgenre plays a major role in how the films plot plays out. Three key elements of the genre’s iconography are music, emotional pull and being visually realistic. In terms of music, the coming-of-age subgenre includes dramatic emphasized music that makes moments specifically climatic. For example, in the final dramatic scene of The Spectacular Now, when Sutter finally realizes who he has become as a mature adult, he explains that he is just trying to live in “the now”. The song Wild Nights, by Snakes!Snakes!Snakes! dramatically plays as Sutter narrates is college essay, followed by Sutter driving off into the daylight to visit Aimee. He explains that wishes to make everyday count and the song lyrics
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After Juno fully decides that she will not abort her child, she is forced to make a decision on whether or not she wants to give her baby up for adoption. After deciding yes, there are many moments of emotional pull, that attach the audience to Juno and allow us to feel for her. She is torn between the idea of being able to raise her child, or continuing to grow into her own person. In the end, after a wish-wash of emotions for both Juno and the audience, she is able to make the best decision for both herself and her child, which is adoption. The emotional pull in this subgenre conveys extra drama to show how hard people’s lives really are growing …show more content…
While set in 1991, the film portrays themes and theories that were more modernly evolving into the early 2000’s such as, the issues in LGBTQ community. In Fight for Your Right: Censorship, Selection, and LGBTQ Literature, the authors explain Perks of Being a Wallflower as ,”modern coming-of-age story that touches on homosexuality, drug use, and suicide in order to evaluate and make informed decisions about controversial issues so they can become full participants in society about things that will and should matter” (Curwood et al,
After Juno fully decides that she will not abort her child, she is forced to make a decision on whether or not she wants to give her baby up for adoption. After deciding yes, there are many moments of emotional pull, that attach the audience to Juno and allow us to feel for her. She is torn between the idea of being able to raise her child, or continuing to grow into her own person. In the end, after a wish-wash of emotions for both Juno and the audience, she is able to make the best decision for both herself and her child, which is adoption. The emotional pull in this subgenre conveys extra drama to show how hard people’s lives really are growing …show more content…
While set in 1991, the film portrays themes and theories that were more modernly evolving into the early 2000’s such as, the issues in LGBTQ community. In Fight for Your Right: Censorship, Selection, and LGBTQ Literature, the authors explain Perks of Being a Wallflower as ,”modern coming-of-age story that touches on homosexuality, drug use, and suicide in order to evaluate and make informed decisions about controversial issues so they can become full participants in society about things that will and should matter” (Curwood et al,