Bildungsroman

A Bildungsroman is a story in which a character somehow grows, usually in maturity, from a form of childishness to more of a kind of adulthood.
 * Bildungsroman:**

Romeo and Juliet is not a Bildungsroman.
 * Sentence:**

Copper Sun has a great example of a Bildungsroman in the character of Amari. She begins as a young naive girl and by the end has developed into a mature, leading, and caring mother.
 * Example:**

When in a story the character does not grow up in their maturity and stays childish.
 * Non-Example:**