ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the Arctic setting in coming-of-age literature for girls and boys from the 1930s to the 1970s. As for traditional coming-of-age literature, the action becomes a process of learning, which qualifies the children for adult life. The Arctic setting seems to encourage an innovative twist regarding the adjustment and education, not focusing merely on civilized society but to a greater degree on the journey in the uncivilized Arctic environment. The Svalbard journey provides the girls and boys with an alternative space and other possibilities.
