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The aim of this paper is to review and highlight the growth in young adult novels of Herrick, Zuzak and Anderson selected novels. The selected novels that have been discussed in this study were discussed "By the River" novel by Steven Herrick, "The Messenger" novel by Markus Zuzak, and the "Feed" novel by M.T. Anderson. The results of this paper show that the depiction of growth in young adult novels of Herrick, Zuzak and Anderson indicates that the issues are inevitably represented and linked to what the adolescent has learned concerning the possibilities for freedom, power and agency. Herrick effectively uses the character of Harry to demonstrate how growth and development empowers a young adult to exhibit characteristics of power, freedom and agency. Additionally, Zusak uses the character Ed to demonstrate characteristics of young adults in terms of their ability to show power, agency and freedom. Conversely, Anderson uses various characters to demonstrate how young adults deal with issues of power, agency and freedom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
