Anderson, Natasha Audrey (2023) Pain and Pandemics: Infected and Excluded Bodies in Young Adult Fantasy Literature. EGER JOURNAL OF ENGLISH STUDIES, 21. pp. 73-88. ISSN 1786-5638
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Abstract
Illnesses can highlight inequalities in young adult fantasy literature as characters undergo exclusion and self-empowerment tied to diseases, disabled bodies, and death. In recent fictions by Marissa Meyer, Marie Lu, and Margaret Owen, heroines navigate epidemics and pandemics inciting either mistrust or mutual aid. In Cinder (2012), the protagonist experiences bodily vulnerabilities via her cyborg prosthetics and a worldwide plague. The Young Elites (2014) shows survivors of a fever facing ostracism, while The Merciful Crow (2019) depicts immunity as a boon and a burden. These books on the interpersonal impact of sickness can resonate intimately with readers today due to COVID-19.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Young adult literature, body, disease, disability, death |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PN Literature (General) / irodalom általában |
Depositing User: | Tibor Gál |
Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2023 11:10 |
Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2023 11:10 |
URI: | http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/174173 |
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