Becoming an adult is a difficult process, often painful and always unforgettable. Cultures and religions have always tried to demarcate this passage with a rite or public ceremony, but the internal process of each one is unique.Join us in these seven stories carefully selected by critic August Nemo:- Caline by Kate Chopin- My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Nathaniel Hawthorne- I''m a Fool by Sherwood Anderson- Her First Ball by Katherine Mansfield- I Want to Know Why by Sherwood Anderson- So On He Fares by George Moore- Araby by james Joyce