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Sidekick Comes of Age

How Young Adult Literature is Shifting the Sidekick Paradigm
  • ISBN-13: 9781498586795
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Stephen M. Zimmerly
  • Price: AUD $212.00
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/06/2019
  • Format: Hardback 164 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: General studies [GTG]
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Literary sidekicks like Dr. Watson and Robin the Boy Wonder have not been the singular subject of a significant critical study-until now. Using young adult literature (YA) to study the sidekick reveals new and exciting ways to understand these kinds of characters and this kind of literature. YA has embraced the sidekick, recognizing the way the character reflects the importance of growth and finding one's place in the world. The nature of many YA texts allows sidekicks to grow beyond literary or historical origins. This includes 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, paradoxically making the sidekick the hero. A singularly focused and prolonged study helps to establish sidekick scholarship as a burgeoning field in and of itself.
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
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