Feminist Interpretations of Selected YA Novels

Abstract

This diploma thesis is focused on the feminist analysis of three chosen Young Adult novels, Dry by Jarrod and Neal Shusterman, Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte, and The Grace Year by Kim Liggett. The initial part of the thesis provides a theoretical background to the genre of Young Adult literature and an introduction to feminist literary criticism and a definition of some key terms connected to it. The next part offers the analysis of the chosen YA novels with the main aim to decide whether the chosen YA texts accept, question, or even reject the stereotypical gender roles and determine whether the texts reinforce or undermine the patriarchal social system.