少年小說死亡主題之研究

• Main Author: 謝淑鳳
• Other Authors: 杜明城
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/42965963785719488815

碩士 === 臺東師範學院 === 兒童文學研究所 === 91 === Since 1990, the topic of death in literature has been changing rapidly in the academic world. Although there were large number of studies related to death, novels that featured death haven’t gained the value they deserved in children literature. The subject of death was rarely mentioned in young adult novel. With the changing social environment, novels that related to death are getting more and more important. Individuals can engage in philosophical thinking through reading it. By analyzing the plots of the contexts, death novels can be classified into three types; the first is “from life to death”, which talks about how do life and death have impact on the youth. The second is ”post-death healing”: experiencing the death of a member of the family and the feelings of sorrow that, if one is healed, gives a new meaning to life. The third is “thinking death”: the more the death is discussed, the more it will produce positive views on life. The three categories of the death novels have their common features. What death novels want to convey is affection, life and counseling-sorrow. While affection is the essence of the literature, it is the basic element of the death novels. Without affection, death novels will have no meaning. Pondering death is the reflecting and exploring on the meaning of life. After that, individual will have more positive attitude toward life. Death must be accompanied by sadness, which is a heavy load on the soul. Without healing, it will cause major impact on one’s personal psyche. Through reading, sadness can be comforted which leads to an optimistic life. Understanding death can help us to learn know the value of life. Through the reading of death novels， one can develop individual deep concern about people. Key words: young adult novel, death literature, from life to death, post-death healing，thinking death.