In the following literature selections, individuals experience rites of passage in various ways:

the bass, the river and shelia mant by w. d. wetherell

oranges by gary soto

i know why the caged bird sings by maya angelou

first lesson by philip booth

on turning ten by billy collins

hanging fire by audre lorde

my forbidden face by latifa

the scarlet ibis by james hurst

my brother's keeper by jay bennett

choose at least two of the selections above and write about the rites of passage that individuals in the selection confront. provide evidence by including names of characters as well as specific details from the text to support your claim.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.