Abstract
The study considers how motifs and plots borrowed from mythology function in David Almond’s fiction for children. Almond uses them to analyze the fundamental concepts of love and death, as well as to discuss teenage sexuality. He highlights the role of creative activities in teen identity development. Myth is also incorporated into descriptions of children undergoing rites of passage.
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