By Jordan Faust
E405 at Colorado State University: Adolescent Literature
Throughout the semester, we have examined a number of texts that relate to young adults and their particular experiences with the world around them. The novels, poetry, graphic novels, and other texts we have read in this class can be brought to light and understood at a deeper level by examining them in a particular lens, or theory. I believe that the purpose of Adolescent Literature is to discuss the different elements that young adults encounter as they grow, develop, and interact with the world around them in a way that appeals to them on a personal level.
Why Impulse?
For my project, I decided to focus on the novel, Impulse, by Ellen Hopkins,and how it displays the construction of adolescent identity through several different theories. The main theme of this book focuses on issues of teenage depression and suicide, yet there are many other underlying issues that young adults, teachers, and other readers can relate to and learn from.
I chose this book because I wanted to learn more information about the prevalence of depression and suicide among teenagers after reading it. Another important reason I chose Impulse is how its style and themes make the 3 main characters easy to relate to for the adolescent or adult audience.
Upon researching this topic further, I realized that suicide affects more adolescents than I had previously imagined, with it being one of the leading causes of death amongst teenagers. This book can be used as an excellent resource to help young adults who are going through these issues by learning about the causes, signs, and how to prevent teen suicide.
I decided to make a blog page that is written by each of the main characters as sample journal entries.In these entries, the characters describe their home and personal lives, explain their reasoning for attempting to commit suicide, their lives at a mental institution, and how they progress or digress at the end.
I chose this book because I wanted to learn more information about the prevalence of depression and suicide among teenagers after reading it. Another important reason I chose Impulse is how its style and themes make the 3 main characters easy to relate to for the adolescent or adult audience.
Upon researching this topic further, I realized that suicide affects more adolescents than I had previously imagined, with it being one of the leading causes of death amongst teenagers. This book can be used as an excellent resource to help young adults who are going through these issues by learning about the causes, signs, and how to prevent teen suicide.
I decided to make a blog page that is written by each of the main characters as sample journal entries.In these entries, the characters describe their home and personal lives, explain their reasoning for attempting to commit suicide, their lives at a mental institution, and how they progress or digress at the end.