Thomas W. Bean and Karen Moni\u2019s article \u00a0<\/i>\u201cDeveloping Student\u2019s Critical Literacy: Exploring Identity Construction in Young Adult Fiction<\/i>\u201d addressed how the identities of characters are formed in popular young adult fiction. Bean and Moni make it a point that\u00a0 \u201cBecause they deal with issues that are relevant to teens, including racism, pregnancy, divorce, substance abuse, family conflicts, and political injustice, young adult novels provide a roadmap of sorts for adolescents coping with these issues in real life.\u201d (638). The identity of a main character is focused around the relatable nature of teens in our modern society. It is then further structured around \u201cThis critical life episode, or series of episodes, produces a feeling of disequilibrium (Wurzel, 1988). Previously held attitudes and beliefs about others and oneself are brought into question.\u201d (Bean and Moni 642). This type of character construction is clearly evident in \u201cThe Fault in Our Stars<\/i>\u201d and the main character Hazel Grace. Hazel is an American teenager whose \u201ccritical series of episodes\u201d are due to her ever going struggle with her cancer and her loss of love after she falls in love with Gus and has to deal with the loss of him as well. The relatable factor coming from TFIOS is the theme of love and loss. Every teenager experiences a time in which they experience a heartbreaking loss which makes it easy for the reader to relate to Hazel\u2019s pain.<\/p>\n
Work Cited<\/p>\n
Bean, Thomas W., and Karen Moni. “Developing Student\u2019s Critical Literacy: Exploring Identity Construction in Young Adult Fiction.”\u00a0JSTOR<\/i>. N.p., May 2003. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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