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The Sidekick Comes of Age
How Young Adult Literature is Shifting the Sidekick Paradigm
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2019
Summary
Literary sidekicks like Dr. Watson and Robin the Boy Wonder have not been the singular subject of a significant critical study—until now. Using young adult literature (YA) to study the sidekick reveals new and exciting ways to understand these kinds of characters and this kind of literature. YA has embraced the sidekick, recognizing the way the character reflects the importance of growth and finding one’s place in the world. The nature of many YA texts allows sidekicks to grow beyond literary or historical origins. This includes letting sidekicks “evolve” over the course of multiple texts, using parallel novels to add complexity to a sidekick’s characterization, and telling a story from the sidekick’s perspective, paradoxically making the sidekick the hero. A singularly focused and prolonged study helps to establish sidekick scholarship as a burgeoning field in and of itself.
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Copyright year
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-4985-8679-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-4985-8680-1
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
155
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Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 14
1 Four Classic Sidekick Roles No access Pages 15 - 40
2 Family Ties No access Pages 41 - 68
3 The Secondary Hero No access Pages 69 - 90
4 The Sidekick Sequel No access Pages 91 - 116
5 The Self-Aware Sidekick No access Pages 117 - 138
