Jaeger, Cora2015-08-052015-08-052014http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20133Citation: Jaeger, C. (2014). Know your enemy: Contradictory elements find synthesis in The Kingdom of Little Wounds. Unpublished manuscript, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award - Individual Non-Freshman, honorable mentionSusan Cokal's first novel for young adults, The Kingdom of Little Wounds, garnered reviews that discussed the roles of contradictory forces. While one review noted these contradictory forces were due to the novels use of fairy tale qualities along with the exploration of grim realities, the other noted that these aspects of create a thought provoking combination rather than a stark dichotomy. The development of an argument towards the novel's success depending upon a synthesis between the many forces that the novel expertly includes leads to an in-depth exploration of the nature of classic fairy tales, the influence of superstition, as well as the role of science and medicine in the sixteenth-century.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).Fairy taleScienceReviewOpposing forcesSynthesisContradictoryCombinationText