Mogućnosti Andrićevih pripovjedaka za djecu u odgoju djece i mladih
Possibilities of Andric´s Short Stories for Children in the Education of Children and Young People

Summary/Abstract: In teaching of literature, I explore the possibilities of using creative therapies (bibliotherapy, poetic therapy, art therapy, forum theater, labyrinth of the senses, etc.) and I noticed that the students emotionally react and acquire new skills with joy, by developing their creative potential, self-expression and self-realization. While reading a wide range of literature, I discovered the positive experiences of others who use creative therapies in working with children. I investigated the therapeutic value of Andric’s short stories in working with students of primary school. These are the following stories: “The Book” in the prevention of fears of authority that turn into anxiety, “The Tower” in the prevention of initiation fears of growing up, “The Window” in the prevention of family violence, and “Children” in the prevention of bullying, by which I question the ethical principle of responsibility, confirming the idea of literature as a medium to establish communication with oneself that becomes aware of the other. Bibliotherapeutically carefully selected text has multiple roles: preventive - preparing children for fears that could cause trauma, and cathartic - processing existing trauma through a similar experience that characters from the story survive. That is where I see the possibilities of Andric’s short stories in the education of children and youth.

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