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DescriptionDeconstructing the Hero Literary - Theory and Children's Literature by Margery Hourihan This book sets out to explore the structure and meanings within the most popular of all literary genres - the adventure story. Deconstructing the Hero offers analytical readings of some of the most widely read adventure stories such as Treasure Island , the James Bond stories and Star Wars. The book describes how adventure stories are influential in shaping children's perception and establishing values. When many of these stories define non-white, non-European people as inferior, and women as marginal or incapable, we should be worried about what they are teaching our children to think. Margery Hourihan shows how teaching children to read books critically can help to prevent the establishment of negative attitudes, discourage aggression and promote values of emotion and creativity.  Published May 16th 2005 by Taylor and Francis (first published January 1st 1997). 1. THE STORY - THE POWER OF THE MYTH - DUALISM AND BINARY OPPOSITIONS - THE HERO’S POINT OF VIEW - HE LINEAR JOURNEY - CLOSURE 2. THE HERO - RACE - CLASS AND MASTERY - GENDER - AGE - RELATIONSHIPS - RATIONALITY - ACTION AND VIOLENCE 3. THE WILD THINGS - DRAGONS - WOLVES AND OTHER BEASTS - SAVAGES: ‘HUMAN BEASTS’ - PIRATES, CRIMINALS AND SPIES: ‘WHITE SAVAGES’ - OGRES, DARKNESS AND SHADOWS 4. THE WOMEN - MARGINALITY AND INFERIORIZATION - MOTHERS - GODDESSES, FAIRY GODMOTHERS AND OTHERS - WITCHES AND BITCHES - BRIDES - RELATIONSHIPS 5. REWRITING THE STORY - SUBVERTING THE DUALISMS: GENDER - SUBVERTING THE DUALISMS: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE - SUBVERTING THE DUALISMS: CIVILIZATION AND WILDERNESS - DENYING DUALISM - CHANGING THE POINT OF VIEW - CONCLUSIONS Sharing Widget |