Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues

by Jeffrey S. Kaplan and Jeffrey S. Kaplan

The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313305323
• ISBN13: 9780313305320
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"