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Growing Up Ethnic examines the presence of literary similarities between African American and Jewish American coming-of-age stories in the first half of the twentieth century; often these similarities exceed what could be explained by sociohistorical correspondences alone. Martin Japtok argues that these similarities result from the way both African American and Jewish American authors have conceptualized their ""ethnic situation."" The issue of ""race"" and its social repercussions certainly defy any easy comparisons. However, the fact that the ethnic situations are far from identical in the

American fiction --- African American authors --- History and criticism --- Jewish authors --- Bildungsroman --- Judaism and literature --- United States --- Maturation (Psychology) in literature --- African Americans in literature --- Ethnicity in literature --- Youth in literature --- Ornitz, Samuel --- Ferber, Edna --- Fauset, Jessie Redmon --- Marshall, Paule --- Yezierska, Anzia --- Bildungsromans, American --- Maturation (Psychology) in literature. --- African Americans in literature. --- Ethnic groups in literature. --- Ethnicity in literature. --- Youth in literature. --- Jews in literature. --- American fiction Jewish authors --- Afro-Americans in literature --- Negroes in literature --- History and criticism.