Functions of E-pistolary Writing in Young Adult Literature

Taheri, Zahra

doi:10.22099/jcls.2024.50475.2050

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Zahra Taheri

Assistant prof of English Language and Literature , Faculty of foreign languages and literatureو University of Kashan,, Kashan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22099/jcls.2024.50475.2050

Abstract

Adolescence is a period full of emotional and physical conflicts due to the onset of a young adult’s interaction with all kinds of power structures, including family, school, religion, race, gender and social class. These interactions usually manifest in the form of painful experiences. In recent decades, these tensions have increased with the emergence of the cyberspace and its impact on the way young adults interact with power structures and social institutions. The tremendous impact of this space on young adults and on the way they interact with the family and power structures has led to extensive social changes in the western society, which is part of the mission of young adult literature. In fact, young adult literature, as a means that reflects the concerns, tensions, and problems of young adults, should inevitably deal with cyberspace and the ways it affects the lives of young adults. Therefore, young adult literature in Iran is also affected by the global community and the inevitable changes that have occurred, reflecting the role of the cyber space in the formation of the identity and young adults’ interactions. In this regard, various works have been written, among which one can refer to the novel Light a Candle for Me (2017) written by Maryam Mohammad Khani.

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Main Subjects

children's Literature Studies

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Journal of Children's Literature Studies

Functions of E-pistolary Writing in Young Adult Literature

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Tapscott, D. (1998). Growing up digital (Vol. 302). San Francisco: McGraw-Hill Companies.

Toivanen, A. L. (2016). Emailing/skyping Africa: New technologies and communication gaps in contemporary African women's fiction. Ariel: A Review of International English Literature, 47(4), 135-161.

Trites, R. S. (2000). Disturbing the universe: Power and repression in adolescent literature. University of Iowa Press.

Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 31
May 2025

Functions of E-pistolary Writing in Young Adult Literature

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References

Tapscott, D. (1998). Growing up digital (Vol. 302). San Francisco: McGraw-Hill Companies.

Toivanen, A. L. (2016). Emailing/skyping Africa: New technologies and communication gaps in contemporary African women's fiction. Ariel: A Review of International English Literature, 47(4), 135-161.

Trites, R. S. (2000). Disturbing the universe: Power and repression in adolescent literature. University of Iowa Press.

Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 31May 2025

Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 31
May 2025