Good grief: bereavement literature for young adults and A Monster Calls.
Med Humanit
; 38(2): 115-9, 2012 Dec.
Article
em En
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| ID: mdl-23139394
ABSTRACT
Recent years have seen a proliferation of critically acclaimed novels for young adults dealing with bereavement. This is part of a 'bereavement turn'--a contemporary cultural movement to examine publicly our attitudes to death and grieving. This paper examines the narrative strategies in Patrick Ness's award-winning novel A Monster Calls to look at the ways in which the psychic burden of the impending loss of a parent through cancer is managed. The book draws on conventions of children's literature to create a sense of familiarity that helps to balance the emotional stress of the story. The Kübler-Ross stages of grief serve as a heuristic that helps the story deliver catharsis in spite of its inevitably traumatic subject matter. A Monster Calls is an important addition to the canon of fictional pathography.
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Cuidados_paliativos
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Geral
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Pesar
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Morte Parental
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Literatura Moderna
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Medicina na Literatura
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Humanit
Assunto da revista:
ETICA
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido