“Fear of Missing Out,” by Kate McGovern
I’ll never forget learning the word “bildungsroman” in my high school English class while reading Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. A bildungsroman refers to a coming-of-age-story in which a young person sets out on a literal journey and in doing so experiences a psychological, spiritual and/or developmental journey. I have loved that word ever since. It captures so much …