In the four short stories I have read the move from childhood to adulthood has been a common theme. In these stories there are many similarities and differences in how the transition is depicted. In the story "The Sutton Pie Safe" childhood is depicted as ignorance. Cates has an idea of what is going on, but can't put together the pieces to see the whole picture. In "Every Little Hurricane" childhood is defined as learning to become independent. Victor was in a bad situation and forced to mature faster than most children his age. In the story "Bottle Caps" childhood can be viewed as not caring what other people think. The main character in this story goes around in alleys looking for bottlecaps, not caring what people think. In the story "For Esme- With love and squalor" childhood is defined as maturity. In the story Esme gave the watch of her dead father to a stranger that she met in a resteraunt. In these short stories the transition from childhood to adulthood have some differences, but all carry the common theme of being forced to grow up and mature in life.
The TV show "That 70's Show" depicts childhood in an interesting mannar. It really shows the fun part of childhood and how people should really enjoy it while they can. This TV show is most similar to the short story "Bottle Caps" because it shows people having fun and doing what they love.
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