Whose Journey? Whose Wisdom? A Literary Rumination on Children and Parents.

Goldblatt, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ638942

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Publication Date: 2000

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Whose Journey? Whose Wisdom? A Literary Rumination on Children and Parents.

Goldblatt, Patricia

English Quarterly, v32 n3-4 p63-66 2000

Suggests that the idea of maturation of the innocent through the tutelage of an experienced adult has been a mainstay in literature. Discusses how each of the parents from the novels "American Pastoral,""The House Gun," and "Disgrace" protests in a private or public way in order to reclaim his/her child. (RS)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Novels, Parent Child Relationship, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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