Graduation Year
2017
Graduation Month
May
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
School or Department
English
Major
English – Creative Writing
Faculty Mentor Department
English
Faculty Mentor
Erin Saldin
Keywords
Dystopia, Young Adult Literature, Feminist Ethics of Care, The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Parable of the Sower
Subject Categories
Children's and Young Adult Literature | Literature in English, North America | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
Considering emerging heroines in young adult dystopian fiction, this project first examines them in a literary review. Using feminist ethics of care as a baseline, the review considers their unique worlds, agency, and motivation
Honors College Research Project
Yes
Recommended Citation
Watterson, McKenzie K., "A Generation of Katnisses: The New Power of Female Protagonists in Young Adult Dystopian Literature" (2017). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 150.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/150
Included in
Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons
© Copyright 2017 McKenzie K. Watterson