Social Inequalities and Identity Shaping. A Reading of „Ma być czysto” by Anna Cieplak Cover Image

Nierówności społeczne a kształtowanie tożsamości. Lektura powieści „Ma być czysto” Anny Cieplak
Social Inequalities and Identity Shaping. A Reading of „Ma być czysto” by Anna Cieplak

Author(s): Laura Janoszek
Subject(s): Economy, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Polish Literature, Educational Psychology, Family and social welfare, Welfare services, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Anna Cieplak; adolescence; social exclusion; class inequalities; institutional support

Summary/Abstract: This article is a detailed comparative analysis of the attitudes and behaviour of Julka and Oliwia, two characters of Anna Cieplak’s novel Ma być czysto. I am particularly interested in a literary interpretation of chosen plots in sociological and psychological contexts. I assume the moment of a person’s transformation from a child into an adult is of particular importance to one’s identity development. It is at times difficult and teenagers often require family or institutional support. The article is going to pay special attention to the opportunities the characters’ growing up environment offers, trying to display one of the novel’s main themes, that is, social inequality and its influence on the teenagers’ individual development.

  • Issue Year: 5/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 1-20
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish