Novels that combine stories of coming of age and road trips have become increasingly popular over the past century in Spanish American literature, says Doub (Spanish, California State
U.-Fresno). She identifies the central problem the novels address as the socialization of young men and women, primarily the clash of individual freedom and social norms. Travel is an essential
catalyst in this process, she argues. Six case studies are presented in sections on apprentices and bohemians in Argentina, nomads and tourists in Peru, and outcasts and immigrants in Mexico.
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