Rites of passage are important occasions of somebody's life. For example, puberty, marriage, having children and death.
Guideline:
“The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant”
14 year-old boy asks Sheila out. They go to the cinema by boat. The boy covers the fishing rod and fails to catch a big bass. Then he is upset.
"Oranges"
12 year-old boy goes out on a date with a girl for the first time. They go to the drugstore on foot. He has an orange in his pocket. She picks a chocolate. They take each other's hands. He peels the orange and she opens the chocolate.
Turn his thoughts toward violence and revenge to defend his father’s honor.
Explanation:
Hamlet sees the thousands of men marching to fight in a war pointless and worth nothing so he states “from now on, if my thoughts aren't violent I’ll consider them worthless”
