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Dissociation and Embodiment in Young Adult Literature: What Authors Need to Consider in the Climax

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Dissociation and Embodiment in Young Adult Literature: What Authors Need to Consider in the Climax
المؤلفون: Alyssa Hollingsworth
المصدر: Leaf Journal, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Elen Caldecott & Lucy Cuthew, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Special aspects of education
LCC:Literature (General)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Literature (General), PN1-6790
الوصف: Dissociation is a common element used in Young Adult Literature, sometimes to heighten drama, complicate decisions, or add obstacles for the protagonist. Dissociation can be understood as a process of removing yourself from the present. Though milder forms of dissociation are harmless and even useful—such as daydreaming—it can become detrimental in its extremes (Winfrey and Perry 171). Trauma is often at the heart of a dissociative response. Though there are places in a story where dissociation is a useful narrative tool, its use can also be (and often is) counterintuitive. This is especially true in books that use dissociation as a main part of climactic action. If trauma is at the core of detrimental dissociation, embodiment is at the center of an ending that hopes for healing. This paper looks at the neurological and psychological roots behind dissociation and embodiment, and the way Young Adult writers can take mindful consideration as they choose how to position their character in the climax.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2753-6920
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2753-6920
DOI: 10.58091/64jp-h106
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/fa4b509718184834b9254e438d7e7eeb
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.fa4b509718184834b9254e438d7e7eeb
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:27536920
DOI:10.58091/64jp-h106