Domestic Violence, Child Agency, and the Adolescent Perspective in Joyce Carol Oates's Freaky Green Eyes

Franky also cooperates with the police and bravely testifies in court. [...]this aspect of the novel opens up a space in which to consider Freaky Green Eyes as a vehicle wherein readers may gauge the potential in childhood for action in the face of abuse. [...]by choosing to act rather than simply r...

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Published inChildren's Literature Association Quarterly Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 84 - 93
Main Author Humann, Heather Duerre
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.04.2013
Subjects
American literature
Child abuse & neglect
Children
Childrens literature
Domestic violence
Oates, Joyce Carol (1938- )
Police
Young adult literature
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Summary:Franky also cooperates with the police and bravely testifies in court. [...]this aspect of the novel opens up a space in which to consider Freaky Green Eyes as a vehicle wherein readers may gauge the potential in childhood for action in the face of abuse. [...]by choosing to act rather than simply react, Franky ends up reclaiming her (at one point silenced) voice as she also gives voice to the experiences of others who, like her murdered mother, can no longer speak for themselves.
ISSN:0885-0429
1553-1201
1553-1201
DOI:10.1353/chq.2013.0016