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Journey Through the Otherworld: How the Female Characters of Children’s Literature Grow Up
Rifaldi, Giorgia
Rifaldi, Giorgia
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The aim of this thesis is to establish a connection between the coming of age of the female characters of traditional children’s literature and their journey through the Otherworld–a landscape which stands separately from the world of adults. The Otherworld will be understood as the Freudian representation of the child’s id, a place which will have to be left behind in order for the child to grow towards maturity. The first part of the thesis analyzes the necessity of the coming of age process and what it entails for the protagonists of Peter Pan, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Secret Garden and The Wizard of Oz. Then, there will be a gender-based analysis of their journeys through the theme of motherhood and the relationship of the protagonists with the guide figures found in the Otherworld. Finally, the last chapter investigates the three functions that the adult characters have in these stories in relation to the coming of age process.
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Thesis (B.A. in in English Literature, Minors in Creative Writing and Communications)--John Cabot University, Spring 2021.
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2021
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Women in literature, Voyages to the otherworld in literature
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Rifaldi, Giorgia. "Journey Through the Otherworld: How the Female Characters of Children’s Literature Grow Up". BA Thesis, John Cabot University, Rome, Italy. 2021.