Dystopian fiction in English: a corpus-driven analysis of esteem in Veronica Roth’s "Divergent" trilogy
In light of the recent wave of popularity of dystopian fiction for young adults, and in particular of Veronica Roth’s trilogy Divergent, research has begun to focus on this subgenre. However, the focus tends to be on educational and gender approaches to the novels, while the psychological aspects of...
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| description | In light of the recent wave of popularity of dystopian fiction for young adults, and in particular of Veronica Roth’s trilogy Divergent, research has begun to focus on this subgenre. However, the focus tends to be on educational and gender approaches to the novels, while the psychological aspects of the characters have been largely ignored. My study focuses on the representation of esteem and self-esteem in the trilogy through an analysis based on annotation. The results shed light on the factors that affect the protagonist’s role and self-representation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-214606d7eff34ffdb56714bccbd339a52022-12-22T00:01:07ZengUniversidad de La RiojaCuadernos de Investigación Filológica0211-05471699-292X2020-12-01480153610.18172/cif.44753552Dystopian fiction in English: a corpus-driven analysis of esteem in Veronica Roth’s "Divergent" trilogyAndrea Burgos Mascarell0Universidad de ValenciaIn light of the recent wave of popularity of dystopian fiction for young adults, and in particular of Veronica Roth’s trilogy Divergent, research has begun to focus on this subgenre. However, the focus tends to be on educational and gender approaches to the novels, while the psychological aspects of the characters have been largely ignored. My study focuses on the representation of esteem and self-esteem in the trilogy through an analysis based on annotation. The results shed light on the factors that affect the protagonist’s role and self-representation.https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cif/article/view/4475dystopiayoung adultdivergentself-esteemesteemannotation |
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| title | Dystopian fiction in English: a corpus-driven analysis of esteem in Veronica Roth’s "Divergent" trilogy |
| title_full | Dystopian fiction in English: a corpus-driven analysis of esteem in Veronica Roth’s "Divergent" trilogy |
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| title_short | Dystopian fiction in English: a corpus-driven analysis of esteem in Veronica Roth’s "Divergent" trilogy |
| title_sort | dystopian fiction in english a corpus driven analysis of esteem in veronica roth s divergent trilogy |
| topic | dystopia young adult divergent self-esteem esteem annotation |
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