Stories of youth and discovery

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The seven stories of youth and discovery offer a good introduction to the traditional English and American post-war short story.Initiation is the linking element in this collection. The heroes of the seven short stories are young people - children and adolescents confronting the adult world in which they have to find their place. In some of the stories the outlook is positive - the young hero acquires a deeper knowledge and a new insight into his possibilities. Other protagonists have to undergo unpleasant experience, deception and disillusionment