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IDENTITY: -coherent conception of the self -includes goals, values and beliefs to which the person is solidly committed IDENTITY VS IDENTITY CONFUSION: -Erikson's 5th stage -the adolescent seeks to develop coherent sense of self -including the role he/she is to play in society - - identity vs role  confusion - ascertain and organize their abilities, needs, interests and desires so they can be expressed in a social context IDENTITY CONFUSION: -normal to a certain degree -accounts for chaotic adolescent behavior and teenagers' painful self-consciousness -cliquishness and intolerance of differences are defences against identity confusion -regression into childishness to avoid resolving conflicts -impulsively commit themselves to poorly thought-out courses of action THREE MAJOR ISSUES: -choice of occupation -adoption of values to believe in and live by -development of a satisfying sexual identity * Find a way to use skills  learned - industry vs inferiority...

excerpt from novel by same name "She was taught at an early age that it did not matter what she thought or felt and she was placed here on earth for one reason only, to please the men and do exactly as they demanded. Her mother told her that she would have paradise one day, but only with her husband. Zeinab took ongoing abuse throughout her whole life. She learned at a very early age that every man that was ever in her life was going to mistreat and abused her because she had no purpose here on earth. She often found herself daydreaming of a beautiful place that had no suffering and pain. After her husband’s death, she wanted to seek happiness with another man, however understanding how others would view her, she kept on mourning. I believe the mourning was for her own torture, not the loss of her husband. This story was a little confusing. I hope that I am reading this right. The way I read this, it seemed that she faked her death to finally see paradise and found that her ...

Summary  (one-line recaps of every single chapter) Totto-chan as Children's Literature: A literary genre is a category of literary compositions. Genres may be determined by technique, tone, content, or length. According to Anderson, there are six categories of children's literature (with some significant subgenres): picture-books, traditional literature, fiction, non-fiction, biography and autobiography, and poetry and verse. Totto chan, the Little Girl at the Window, written by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, classifies as autobiographical children's literature. Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's nickname as a child was Totto-chan. Kuroyanagi went to Tomoe Elementary School (Tomoe Gakuen) when she was young.  Kuroyanagi published her children book Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window, about the values of the unconventional education that she received at Tomoe Gakuen elementary school during World War II, and her teacher Sosaku Kobayashi. The book is considered her childhood mem...

http://express-journal.com/pdf/ACRITICALSTUDYM.pdf http://www.jirasindia.com/Publication/Vol-1-Iss-4/JJH-005-2014-FP.pdf (^introduction is v. helpful but go through the rest also) Remember the subheadings at least: Tales in Childhood Women's Oral Tales Stories about Stories Tales Have Relatives all Over the World Stories for Small Children Beginnings and Endings