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Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature

Snoddy, Ashley Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773

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2014, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Reading.
Death and dying is a very sensitive subject and must be treated as such. Since literature may be first time adolescents may encounter death, it is important to understand what adolescents are learning from reading certain literature. Depending on how books portray death, some literature may be considered more valid than others. Some literature may be portraying death as accurately as possible, while other books may teach or convey the wrong message. Kubler-Ross is a renowned researcher famous for the Five Stages of Grief that include denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The purpose of this study was to see if adolescent literature aligned with the Five Stages of Grief by Kubler-Ross. Seven adolescent literature books were selected an analyzed. The books had to a work of fiction, written towards adolescents, and published after 2000. The books were read and examples of each stage of grief were recorded on a data chart. After reading, conclusions and recommendations were made. After analyzing the results, it was concluded that all books included the stages of anger and acceptance. Anger was generally represented by yelling, breaking objects, or using curse words. Acceptance was generally found towards the end of the book, after the characters had found what they were searching for. Bargaining was the stage that was least likely represented in the literature. It is recommended that teachers, counselors, or parents read the same literature as adolescents to know what they are learning from literature about death and dying. If these books are being used as bibliotherapy, if each stage is not represented, it is recommended that the stages that are not represented are supplemented with additional material or conversation.
Cindy Hendricks (Advisor)
Trinka Messenheimer (Committee Member)
Penny Soboleski (Committee Member)
99 p.
Education; Literature
Death; Dying; Kubler-Ross; Adolescent Literature; Five Stages of Grief

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  • Snoddy, A. M. (2014). Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Snoddy, Ashley. Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature . 2014. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Snoddy, Ashley. "Death and Dying in Adolescent Literature ." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1394210773

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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