CRITICAL CONTEXTS: Imagining the Other: Female Protagonists of YA Historical Fiction Voicing Alternative Perspectives.

Historical fiction; Patriarchy in literature; Young adult fiction; Perspective (Philosophy); Feminist criticism; Humanists

The article talks about alternative perspectives of female protagonists of Young Adult (YA) historical fiction concerning feminist critics. Topics include discussion on allowance to readers of feminist criticism to adopt a point of view that helps to understand historical patriarchal hegemony; use of this epigraph reflects concerns of feminist critics and humanists; and use of the feminist view to historical fiction helps to identify objectification and dehumanization in historical events.