After a near drowning makes him the target of an evil spirit, an avoidant teenager must endure hellish heat when a bushfire threatens to destroy his hideout. (27)

I'm quite familiar with the rite of passage scenario. ?I've studied it in anthropology and in drama. And I fail to see how the torment inflicted by the evil spirit constitutes a rite of passage for this teenager.

What necessary change is he resisting?

Where (finally and positively) is his passage going to take him? ?From what to what?

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I'm quite familiar with the rite of passage scenario. ?I've studied it in anthropology and in drama. And I fail to see how the torment inflicted by the evil spirit constitutes a rite of passage for this teenager.

What necessary change is he resisting?

Where (finally and positively) is his passage going to take him? ?From what to what?

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All the different pieces of the puzzle are not making up the picture clearly - the cause and effect relationship between the inciting incident and goal isn't clear. You say he gains this power but, why and to what end? What MUST he do now that he has this power?