Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1901/268
| Title: | CHOICES IN THE WILDERNESS: THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON ROBINSONADES |
| Authors: | Mary B. Avinger |
| Keyword: | Content Analysis – Young Adult Literature |
| Keyword: | Adolescence in Literature |
| Keyword: | Girls in Literature |
| Keyword: | Boys in Literature |
| Keyword: | Sex Role in Literature |
| Issue Date: | 10-Apr-2006 |
| Publisher: | School of Information and Library Science |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this content analysis was to determine if the plot divisions of wilderness survival novels, or Robinsonades, written for young adults differ between the novels with male protagonists and those with female protagonists. Twelve novels were chosen, six with female protagonists and six with male protagonists. The novels were each broken into their plot divisions and were examined to determine how gender played a part in how the plot was developed. It was found that the gender of the protagonist does affect all of the plot divisions. Within the plot divisions the boys are generally more independent and aggressive than the girls, while the girls are generally shown as being maternal, in need of companionship, and dependent on their cultural background. However many of the female protagonists also show traits that are stereotypically associated with the male gender. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1901/268 |
| Appears in Collections: | SILS Master's Papers |
Files in This Item:
|
All items in SILS-ETD are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved.