In "A & P" there is a specific point at the end of the story that the narrator turns the corner from innocence to a more grown up fashion. On page 152 he uses the manager getting upset with the girls that he finds attractive to "grow up" in a sense. He gets all riled up that the manager is embarrassing the girls for not wearing enough clothing. I think that in this story that the label "coming of age" is an accurate label. I believe that at some point in life you have to begin to start fighting for what you believe is right, in this story he believes that the manager is wrong in how he is treating them and does what HE thinks is right to stand up or them. The ramifications may not always be the best thing for you, but sometimes you have to just do what is right for you.
In the second story for the week I believe that the narrator does not have as much of a "coming of age" nor does she really mature throughout the story. In my opinion, it is kind of unclear how she changes at all in the story. In fact, one could argue that her maturity regresses in the story because of the last line of the story, on page 147 when she begins to cry because of being told on by her little brother. I think that is a sign of a lack of maturity and not someone who is growing up at all. If she were maturer there is a better chance that she would stand up for herself and voice her opinion like the narrator did in "A & P."
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