The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes animals ...

The articles by James Phelan, Gerald Mead, David Fishelov, and Baruch Hochman and Ilja Wachs in this issue may be placed in the larger context of the various areas of theory of character. Literary ...

When it comes to literature, the past has seen a trend in female narratives being secondary to male ones. As we move further into the 21st century, however, gender distinctions in the female narrative ...

Why do you think it's still so rare to find a young, single mom protagonist in literature? Katherine Arnoldi: It is rare to see young mothers in literature, but there are writers who have inspired me.

When The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom was first published in 1998, I’d never seen myself—a young mom—represented in a graphic novel. The brilliant book broke ground in feminist and ...