There are certain issues - such as violence, sexuality, politics and religion - which
are problematic but have to be dealt with in society. In this dissertation types of
controversial issues present in recent Afrikaans youth literature, the portrayal of
those issues, and the ways in which solutions are offered for these issues are
investigated.
The argument follows from the assumption that the literature which the adolescent
reads, has a directive value. Quite often the reader will choose to read material
about a certain situation with which the reader is also faced in real life. It may be
easy for the reader to identify with a character in similar circumstances or facing the
same dilemma. Through the actions of the character, the reader can then explore
certain avenues or possibilities which have the potential to be helpful in the solution
of the problem or issue.
For this dissertation research was done about certain controversial issues and
related aspects in literature in general, which are then applied to three youth novels:
Skilpoppe (1998) by Barrie Hough, Daar's vis in die punch (2002) by Jackie
Nagtegaal and Nie vir kinders nie (2005) by Francois Bloemhof. These three texts
were chosen because all three of them have generated public discussion, specifically
in the media, about the presence of controversial issues.
The results indicate the portrayal of the controversial issues to be unbiased and from
a non-judgemental authoring perspective. The presence of the text internal
corrective, which refers to the portrayal of a certain issue thereby giving it an
outcome (positive or negative) or an alternative, is noticeable and is discussed in this
dissertation. / Thesis (M.A. (Afrikaans and Dutch))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/1465 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Fritz, Margaretha Johanna |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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