terms

Bildungsroman is a coming of age novel that arose during the German Enlightenment
    - author presents psychological, moral and social shaping of the character's personality (usually the
      protagonist)
Identity Plot is when the protagonist comes to learn who they are - their identity
Elements of Identity Plot
1. Narrative revolves around the question of hot to define and understand a character's identity
2. Character must be a minority within a larger society
3. Character is at odds with the minority group that he/she is apart of
4. Character needs to be conflicted about his difference from the majority and about his difference from the minority
5. Authenticity and origin are always at stake in a character's quest for personal identity. Even when these are absent, their absence alone signifies something crucial to the character's identity.
Variations
1. Character may seem to be a member of the majority group
2. Character is not conflicted about membership to a minority group (will or won't betray the group)
3. Characters resist having an identity that is stable
4. May be multiple people whose identities are at stake
5. Variations of fiction based on fact
6. Identity is not based on race of ethnicity
      - personal differences