| Title |
Robb, David MENG_2025 |
| Alternative Title |
The Function and Use of Externalized Anthropomorphic Psychic Symbols in Children's Literature |
| Creator |
Robb, David |
| Contributors |
Griffiths, Sian (advisor) |
| Collection Name |
Master of English |
| Abstract |
The critical introduction for this thesis explores the function and use of externalized anthropomorphic psychic symbols (EAPSs) in children's literature, with particular attention to their role in middle grade fantasy. Using examples from Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls, and my own novel, The Knackerman, it proposes that externalizing inner emotional struggles through anthropomorphized figures increases the effectiveness of stories for children by providing access to the reader's psyche, adapting to a broad range of reader experiences, and intriguing and attracting middle grade readers. The thesis concludes with the first forty pages of my middle grade low fantasy novel, The Knackerman. |
| Subject |
Creative writing; Characters and characteristics in literature; Fantasy literature; Archetypes in literature; Fiction |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2025-12 |
| Medium |
theses |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
48 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of English. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qs13st |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
156008 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qs13st |
