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Creating Stargirl

Creating Stargirl. HUM 3285: Postmodern Adolescent Literature Spring 2012 Dr. Perdigao February 17-22, 2012. http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/23/unusual-saguaro-photos/. Developments. Identity construction—Leo’s sense of self (126) Derived from others

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Creating Stargirl

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  1. Creating Stargirl HUM 3285: Postmodern Adolescent Literature Spring 2012 Dr. Perdigao February 17-22, 2012

  2. http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/23/unusual-saguaro-photos/http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/10/23/unusual-saguaro-photos/

  3. Developments • Identity construction—Leo’s sense of self (126) • Derived from others • Fear of being singled out (Jerry, Melinda) • Lessons on conformity (137) • Us vs. them (Adam) (138) • Psychological warfare vs. physical violence • Ocotillo Ball • As myth, legend? (169) “So distracting, so complete” (169-170) • Fifteen years later (176)

  4. http://museum2.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/DtoF/fouquiersplen.htmhttp://museum2.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/DtoF/fouquiersplen.htm

  5. Redefining Stargirl • “And just like that, Stargirl was gone, replaced by Susan. Susan Julia Caraway. The girl she might have been all along” (139). • Susan Caraway • Evelyn Everybody (142) • Mockingbird (The Hunger Games?) (150) • http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/12/moa-for-your-money-best-book-on.html • Star people • “She’s better than bones” • “When a Stargirl cries, she does not shed tears, but light” • “the rabbit in the hat” • “the universal solvent” • “the recycler of our garbage” (181) • More than stars

  6. Rereading Stargirl • Bildungsroman vs. entwicklungsroman • Leo’s career (181) • Gendered types • Role of parents, teachers (Mr. McShane) • Place of adolescence, childhood • Enchanted place remapped, redesigned (183) • The Sunflowers (185) • Return to “Porcupine Necktie,” ends where it began

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