碩士 / 國立臺東大學 / 兒童文學研究所 / 100 / Adolescence is a crucial period of life in which the establishment of self-identity is an important task for any human subject’s psychological development. In real life, there exist numerous rovers with an unstable character. What are the factors that contribute to teenagers’ roving (picaresque) character and their self-exiles? Do teenagers develop a roving (picaresque) character and exile themselves away from home in order to get rid of adult control, or to express their dissatisfaction, or both? Quite often, self-exile involves a moral struggle between good and evil. Do teenagers own sufficient wisdom to face the unknown fate and its impact during their self-exiles? We may say that whether self-exile results in moral degradation or strength depends on the teenagers' moral courage and choices. We would like to see the exiles get healed through the act of self-exile. During self-exile, the interaction between "self" and "others" tends to lead to confused and mistaken identity as well as identification. Consequently, "self" repeatedly alienates and modifies. This thesis aims to explore the course of the construction of teenage self-identity, and focuses on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Avi's The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
This thesis consists of six chapters. Chapter One generalizes the background and motive of the research, research problems and procedures, scope of the study and restrictions, as well as a brief discussion of research materials (theoretical frames included). Chapter Two focuses on the introduction of the authors. Chapter Three discusses the ensuing causes for teenagers' self-exile, involving the probing of the picaresque character and its (stylistic as well as literary) image. In Chapter Four, I attempt to employ the concept and theory of space to present the minds of the adolescent protagonists who desire private space in terms of the relationship of family and social space. How female adolescents perceive their private and social spaces and how they promote the development of gender identity and thus awakens women's self-awareness will also be discussed. Chapter Five investigates how the teenagers, during the process of self-exile, alienate and modify their self-identity after encountering moral dilemmas and their impact. Peer relations, partnership, and teenagers’ moral development will be elaborated as well. Chapter Six summarizes the gains of the research.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/100NTTU0638029 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | OU, Su-min, 歐素敏 |
| Contributors | Ko, Chun-jung, 葛容均 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 130 |
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