ori- 字根  最初的

original   本來的；原始的

originate  發源；來自

oriental   東方的；亞洲的

Dubliners  都柏林人  影響台灣文學很大

ex: 白先勇-台北人

小說元素

theme: Life/ death, dream/ adventures, love/ lost

young-adult fiction:

Young-adult fiction or young adult literature, also juvenile fiction, is fiction written, published, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, although recent studies show that 55% of young-adult fiction is purchased by readers over 18 years of age.

rejuvenile  返老還童

The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents

1.          Problem novel → most about identity problem

雨果的冒險

The secret garden- The whole world is a garden.

The cherry orchard.

2.          Initiation

補充單字:

old spinster 老處女

governess  家教

3.           Bildungsroman

4.           Fantasy/Adventure (genre)

5.           Detective fiction

in favor of  支持; 有利於

coming of age; Coming of age is a very young person's transition from childhood to adulthood. The age at which this transition takes place varies in society, as does the nature of the transition.

Confirmation: Confirmation is a rite of initiation in several Christian denominations, normally carried out through anointing, the laying on of hands, and prayer, for the purpose of bestowing the Gift of the Holy Spirit.

young adult fiction elements: identity

單字:

leukemia 白血病