Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the term Bildungsroman ?

A. A story of one persons success within a capitalistic economic system

B. A story of one persons fall from grace and into destruction

C. A story of one persons selfrealization and attempt to return to innocence

D. A story of one persons growth and development within a particular social order

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