Battling Girlhood
Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Children&, American
| Author: | Kristen B. Proehl | ISBN: | 9780429842023 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kristen B. Proehl |
| ISBN: | 9780429842023 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.
From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.
