Stephen M. Zimmerly

The Sidekick Comes of Age

How Young Adult Literature is Shifting the Sidekick Paradigm

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Produktbeschreibung

Young adult literature uses literary sidekicks in new and exciting ways, which changes how sidekicks are understood. Three ways authors elevate sidekicks include letting sidekicks "evolve" over the course of multiple texts, using parallel novels to add complexity to a sidekick's characterization, and telling a story from the sidekick's perspective.

Produktdetails

• Children and Youth in Popular Culture
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781498586795
• ISBN-10: 1498586791
• Artikelnr.: 55493542

Autorenporträt

By Stephen M. Zimmerly

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction: Using Young Adult Literature to Study
Sidekicks Chapter One: Four Classic Sidekick Roles: Exploring Sidekicks as
Narrative Gateways, Devil's Advocates, Comic Relief, and Foils Chapter Two:
Family Ties: An Investigation into the Potential Familial Relationships
between Heroes and Sidekicks Chapter Three: The Secondary Hero: Neville
Longbottom and Tenar as Sidekicks-Turned-Heroes Chapter Four: The Sidekick
Sequel: Reinventing Sidekicks through Parallel Novels Chapter Five: The
Self-Aware Sidekick: Studying Sidekicks in First-Person Sidekick Superhero
Stories Conclusion Bibliography About the Author