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Coming of age / by Valerie Bodden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bodden, Valerie, author.
- Series:
- Essential literary themes.
- Essential Literary Themes
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knowles, John, 1926-2001. Separate peace.
- Knowles, John.
- Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-2010. Catcher in the rye.
- Salinger, J. D.
- Chbosky, Stephen. Perks of being a wallflower.
- Chbosky, Stephen.
- Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- Twain, Mark.
- Lowry, Lois. Giver.
- Lowry, Lois.
- Green, John, 1977- Fault in our stars.
- Green, John.
- Bildungsromans--History and criticism.
- Bildungsromans.
- Coming of age.
- American literature--Themes, motives.
- American literature.
- American literature--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title examines the role and theme of the coming of age archetype in A Separate Peace, The Catcher in the Rye, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Giver, and The Fault in Our Stars. It features four analysis papers that consider the coming of age theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction to themes in literature
- chapter 2. An overview of a separate peace
- chapter 3. The symbolism of coming of age
- chapter 4. An overview of the catcher in the rye and the perks of being a wallflower
- chapter 5. Psychology and coming of age
- chapter 6. An overview of the adventures of huckleberry finn and the giver
- chapter 7. A moralist view of coming of age
- chapter 8. An overview of the fault in our stars
- chapter 9. Coming of age amidst tragedy.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781629695884
- 1629695882
- OCLC:
- 921310651
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