Rites Of Passage In The Setting Sun And The Rolling World

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The rite of passage that is most significant to me is “The Setting Sun And The Rolling World’’. The rite of passage for this story is about when you are going to live on your own and make your own choices. I am going to state three reasons why this story is significant to me. My first reason for the rite of passage is it’s going to be hard for my parents when I leave because I always have to help out at home. A quote from the story that relates to my topic is ‘’He had worked and slaved for his family…”. The quote relates to how they both need help with things at home. Both of my parents are getting old,so they both are going to need help with more things around the house. My brother and sister are older than me,so they will definitely be

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