THE CONCEPT OF ADOLESCENCE AND ITS INTERPRETATION IN LITERATURE: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Article Sidebar

PDF
Published: 2026-04-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/787
Keywords:
Adolescence, literary interpretation, coming-of-age, young adult literature, identity formation, rebellion in literature, liminality, psychological development, Bildungsroman, teenage experience, moral awakening, cultural representation, autonomy vs. conformity, gender in adolescence, narrative voice

Main Article Content

Isroiljonova Zilola Odiljon qizi
Namangan State Pedagogical Institute, Foreign Language and Literature (English), 4th year student

Abstract

This study examines the concept of adolescence as both a psychological stage and a literary motif. In literature, adolescence is interpreted as a period of identity search, rebellion, liminality, and moral awakening. Through analysis of novels from different eras and cultures (e.g., The Catcher in the Rye, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) and young adult literature, the study reveals the conflict between autonomy and society, as well as the unique aspects of personality formation. In conclusion, literature not only reflects scientific theories of adolescence but also reinterprets the complexities and possibilities of this transitional period.

Article Details

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): “INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN THE CONTEXT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION” Republican Scientific and Practical Conference

Section

Articles
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Isroiljonova Zilola Odiljon qizi. (2026). THE CONCEPT OF ADOLESCENCE AND ITS INTERPRETATION IN LITERATURE: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY. Partner Conferences of the International Scientific Journal Research Focus, 1(1), 1261-1269. https://doi.org/10.66073/ReFocus-Conf/787

References

Burt, Stephen. The Forms of Youth: Twentieth-Century Poetry and Adolescence. Columbia University Press, 2007.

Lazzara, Damon Lindler. The Modern Myth of Adolescence: Coming-of-Age as Deviation from Maturation. Doctoral dissertation, York University (Canada), 2012.

McCallum, Robyn. Ideologies of Identity in Adolescent Fiction: The Dialogic Construction of Subjectivity. Routledge, 1999.

Esty, Jed. Unseasonable Youth: Modernism, Colonialism, and the Fiction of Development. Oxford University Press, 2024.

Remigio, Myra. Adolescent Empires: Identity, Liminality, and Advocacy in Contemporary American Literature. Doctoral dissertation, The George Washington University, 2008.

Shermamatova, Sevara. "Comparative Analysis of Teenager Image in English and Uzbek Literature." Azerbaycan Elm Merkezi, 2025.

Qo'chqorova, Oysha. "Uzbek Literature's Role in Shaping Teenagers' Moral and Spiritual Worldviews." Acta NUUz, 2024.