Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This study supplies a literary analysis of John Green’s second novel, An Abundance of Katherines (2006). It examines the protagonist Colin’s journey from essentialism to anti-essentialism, focusing on the nuanced shifts in his worldview. The process incorporates a variety of postmodern techniques, including pastiche, parody, Derrida’s concept of différance, and Foucault’s subjectivity. Through these elements, the analysis reveals that while the novel’s plot structure may appear simplistic, its thematic depth and narrative strategies firmly position it within the realm of postmodern Entwicklungsromane.
Source: Literary oracle.
DOI: 10.70532/lomay2501
Authors: Yassmine Boukhalkhal, Djamila MEHDAOUI, Fewzia BENYELLES BEDJAOUI
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4412370144