The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"

Martinović, Nera

undergraduate thesis

The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

Martinović, Nera

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Martinović, N. (2018). The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It" (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

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Martinović, Nera. "The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

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Martinović, N. (2018). 'The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 14 November 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

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Martinović N. The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It" [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2024 November 14] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

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N. Martinović, "The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:888304

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Title	The Concept of Fear and Coming of Age in Stephen King's Novel "It"
Title (croatian)	Koncept straha i sazrijevanje u romanu "Ono" Stephena Kinga
Author	Nera Martinović
Mentor	Jasna Poljak Rehlicki (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2018-09-12, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Horror fiction has intrigued and entertained people ever since it appeared in the end of the 18th century. Stephen King is one of the most famous modern horror novelists, and the novel It definitely proves King’s belonging to this genre. The novel portrays the lives of the Losers Club, a group of children in Derry, who face It, a mysterious shape-shifting monster that kills children in their town. This thesis deals with the concept of fear presented in this novel, the characters’ views on fear and facing their fears. It also discusses the concept of growing up, or coming of age, in this novel. Both parts of the thesis are connected, since the perception of fear influences the way the characters deal with it, and eventually how they grow up in the process, and the influence of maturity on their perception of fear. These topics are relevant because fear is a very powerful emotion, and King provides us with an insight into the realm of fear, or horror, and helps us understand our own fears. It also emphasizes the importance of nurturing our inner child, because children perceive the world in a different, simpler, and maybe even better way. It teaches us to deal with our fears and conquer them in order to fully mature.
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Language	croatian
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:888304
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Pedagogy (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
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Created on	2018-10-17 10:59:02

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