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contributor.advisorBrian Sturmen
creatorMarlan Brinkley Jren
date.accessioned2004-05-05T16:49:15Z-
date.available2004-05-05en
date.issued2004-05-05T16:49:15Z-
date.submittedMay 2004en
identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1901/89-
description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to search for the existence of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey in the formation of the homosexual identity within the gay teen literature genre. Through latent content analysis of six representative novels, I coded for aspects of the hero’s journey using the four stages of Troiden’s homosexual identity formation Sensitization, Identity Confusion, Identity Assumption and Acceptance. I believe I found enough evidence to support this idea. The stages coded for were present in each novel so that there is sufficient evidence to support the conclusion that the hero’s journey is an enduring theme within this genre.en
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language.isoen_USen
publisherSchool of Information and Library Scienceen
rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 1.0en
subjectCharacters and characteristics in literature. Lesbians in literature. Gay men in literature. Coming out (Sexual orientation). Heroes. Symbols.en
titleThe Hero’s Journey in the Formation of the Homosexual Identity in Gay Teen Fictionen
typeElectronic Theses and Dissertationsen
degree.disciplineLibrary Scienceen
degree.grantorUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillen
degree.levelMasteren
degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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