Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu13942107732021-08-03T06:22:36Z Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature Snoddy, Ashley Marie Education Literature Death Dying Kubler-Ross Adolescent Literature Five Stages of Grief Death and dying is a very sensitive subject and must be treated as such. Since literature may be first time adolescents may encounter death, it is important to understand what adolescents are learning from reading certain literature. Depending on how books portray death, some literature may be considered more valid than others. Some literature may be portraying death as accurately as possible, while other books may teach or convey the wrong message. Kubler-Ross is a renowned researcher famous for the Five Stages of Grief that include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The purpose of this study was to see if adolescent literature aligned with the Five Stages of Grief by Kubler-Ross. Seven adolescent literature books were selected an analyzed. The books had to a work of fiction, written towards adolescents, and published after 2000. The books were read and examples of each stage of grief were recorded on a data chart. After reading, conclusions and recommendations were made. After analyzing the results, it was concluded that all books included the stages of anger and acceptance. Anger was generally represented by yelling, breaking objects, or using curse words. Acceptance was generally found towards the end of the book, after the characters had found what they were searching for. Bargaining was the stage that was least likely represented in the literature.It is recommended that teachers, counselors, or parents read the same literature as adolescents to know what they are learning from literature about death and dying. If these books are being used as bibliotherapy, if each stage is not represented, it is recommended that the stages that are not represented are supplemented with additional material or conversation. 2014-04-28 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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