Ngokuvamile (kodwa hhayi njalo) umlingisi osesithombeni se-bildungsroman uzizwa ehlukanisiwe futhi eyedwa kodwa ephela encwadini enhle ngokuzizwa komlingiswa umuzwa wokuziqhenya.
Ngenkathi kungenzeka ukuthi awujwayele igama elithi bildungsroman, ujwayele igama elithi "elizayo" lombhalo osetshenziswa ngokungafani ne-bildungsroman. Nakuba izincwadi zigcwele izibonelo eziningi ze-bildungsroman izibonelo ezimbili eziyinhloko okufanele zibukeke zihlanganisa, "David Copperfield" ebhalwe nguCharles Dickens ngo-1850 no "Jane Eyre" ebhalwe nguCharlotte Bronte ngo-184. Ake sibheke kokubili bese sibona ukuthi abalingiswa bakhula kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
"UDavid Copperfield"
Indaba ilandela impilo kaDavid Copperfield kusukela ebuntwaneni kuya ekuvuthweni. UDavid uzalwa eNgilandi, izinyanga eziyisithupha emva kokufa kukababa. Umama wakhe uphinde ushade lapho uDavid eneminyaka eyisikhombisa futhi maduzane ngemuva kwalokho uDavid uthunyelwa esikoleni esibhekene nezikole esiqhutshwa ngumphathi omkhulu onesihluku uMnu. Crakle.
UDavid uhlushwa ezandleni zikaMnu Crakle futhi unquma ukubalekela futhi ahlale nomkhulukazi omusa othanda uDavide futhi ekugcineni amvuse. Uphinde amthumele esikoleni esingcono sokubhukuda eDover lapho ehlangana khona nama-Ages, indodakazi yomninikhaya uDavid uqasha indawo. UDavid uyakwazi ukuqedela isikole, abe u-proctor, ufunda kancane, ujoyine iphephandaba futhi ekugcineni uthola udumo kanye nenhlanhla njengombhali, ukubhala inganekwane.
Uthola injabulo yangempela lapho umshado wakhe ongenamathemba uphela lapho umntanakhe (osemusha) efa futhi uDavid ufuna (futhi ashada) u-Agnes, uthando lwakhe lwangempela.
"Jane Eyre"
"UJane Eyre" akuyona nje kuphela yamanoveli okuqala we-bildungsroman, ingenye yezibonelo ezinhle kunazo zonke zokuqala. Leveli yitshela indaba yezintandane ezihamba ngezintandane ezithola ithuba lokuba yindoda enhle. UJane ubheka ukulingana nesithunzi somuntu ngaphezu kwazo zonke ezinye izinzuzo zenhlalakahle kanye nesibambiso sakhe namadoda ahamba phambili embula umoya wakhe ongenakuphikiswa ngemuva kokuchazwe ekuqaleni "ngakho-ke, okusobala, okucacile, okuncane futhi okuncane."