Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children
In accordance with universal socio-cultural ideas about the family, the roles of older relatives are determined by the traditional ideas of the Russian person about the transfer of values to future generations. The article analyzes some works of modern literature for children and adolescents, the sy...
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Ural State Pedagogical University
2022-12-01
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| description | In accordance with universal socio-cultural ideas about the family, the roles of older relatives are
determined by the traditional ideas of the Russian person about the transfer of values to future generations. The
article analyzes some works of modern literature for children and adolescents, the system of images of which
actualizes the most intricate complex of relationships between three generations: grandmother/grandfather –
parents – grandson/granddaughter. The study considers what features of the characters are actualized and contrasted
by the authors when creating images of older relatives and what stereotypical male and female qualities
are represented in the images of an old man/old women. The investigation of the text from the standpoint of receptive
aesthetics, which put the reader at the forefront, allowed the analysis of conceptually significant images
of grandparents to be carried out on the basis of a comparison of “everyday” and “literary” representations. Reactions
to the words-stimuli grandmother, grandfather, forming an extensive associative field in native speakers of the
Russian language, were distributed by semantic zones (portrait; role in the family), according to which the analysis
of ways of representing images of grandparents in modern children’s and adolescents’ literature was carried
out. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that gender oppositions are often neutralized, since the indication
of the special role of grandparents in the family associated with the archetypal role (wise old man/old woman)
comes to the fore: thanks to them, children get acquainted with culture and history, including families and their
kind, and they ask their grandmother (less often grandfather) for answers to difficult life questions. No significant
transformation of the image of grandmother/grandfather in comparison with the traditional representations
of a Russian person has been revealed in children’s and adolescents’ literature, but, of course, the literature
clearly postulates the main mission of older relatives – to be keepers of family values and translators of “cultural
memory”. In addition, the image of the grandfather is associated with the representation of stereotypical ideas
about male heroism, courage, and readiness to protect his family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30424442b165406fa0c489b0b70b453c2023-05-31T04:44:23ZrusUral State Pedagogical UniversityФилологический класс2071-24052658-52352022-12-0141411530.51762/1FK-2022-27-04-13Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for ChildrenIn accordance with universal socio-cultural ideas about the family, the roles of older relatives are determined by the traditional ideas of the Russian person about the transfer of values to future generations. The article analyzes some works of modern literature for children and adolescents, the system of images of which actualizes the most intricate complex of relationships between three generations: grandmother/grandfather – parents – grandson/granddaughter. The study considers what features of the characters are actualized and contrasted by the authors when creating images of older relatives and what stereotypical male and female qualities are represented in the images of an old man/old women. The investigation of the text from the standpoint of receptive aesthetics, which put the reader at the forefront, allowed the analysis of conceptually significant images of grandparents to be carried out on the basis of a comparison of “everyday” and “literary” representations. Reactions to the words-stimuli grandmother, grandfather, forming an extensive associative field in native speakers of the Russian language, were distributed by semantic zones (portrait; role in the family), according to which the analysis of ways of representing images of grandparents in modern children’s and adolescents’ literature was carried out. As a result of the analysis, it was revealed that gender oppositions are often neutralized, since the indication of the special role of grandparents in the family associated with the archetypal role (wise old man/old woman) comes to the fore: thanks to them, children get acquainted with culture and history, including families and their kind, and they ask their grandmother (less often grandfather) for answers to difficult life questions. No significant transformation of the image of grandmother/grandfather in comparison with the traditional representations of a Russian person has been revealed in children’s and adolescents’ literature, but, of course, the literature clearly postulates the main mission of older relatives – to be keepers of family values and translators of “cultural memory”. In addition, the image of the grandfather is associated with the representation of stereotypical ideas about male heroism, courage, and readiness to protect his family.https://filclass.ru/en/archive/2022/27422e/reprezentatsiya-obrazov-babushki-i-dedushki-v-sovremennoj-detskoj-literaturearchetypesgrandmothersgrandfathersthe wise old man archetypethe wise old woman archetype |
| spellingShingle | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children Филологический класс archetypes grandmothers grandfathers the wise old man archetype the wise old woman archetype |
| title | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children |
| title_full | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children |
| title_fullStr | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children |
| title_short | Representation of Images of Grandmother and Grandfather in Modern Russian Literature for Children |
| title_sort | representation of images of grandmother and grandfather in modern russian literature for children |
| topic | archetypes grandmothers grandfathers the wise old man archetype the wise old woman archetype |
| url | https://filclass.ru/en/archive/2022/27422e/reprezentatsiya-obrazov-babushki-i-dedushki-v-sovremennoj-detskoj-literature |