| Summary: | Standards of female beauty have long been a source of debate within Western
society. Determining who dictates these standards of beauty and how these standards
inform individual value seemingly become more and more determined by the individuals
themselves, yet there remains a high value placed on white, thin and cisgender females.
This standard, although increasingly challenged remains the default for beauty in our
society and within our literary culture. This thesis works to expose two modern Young
Adult texts, John Green’s An Abundance of Katherines and Laura Ruby’s Bone Gap, for
the ways in which they continue to reinforce these standards of beauty in women. While
presenting challenges to these stereotypes, the standards set out in these texts ultimately
portray women as defined and controlled by men. === Includes bibliography. === Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. === FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
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