Hikmet Temel Akarsu’nun Çocuğa Yönelik Eserlerindeki Fantastik Karakterlerin Kişilik Özelliklerinin Analizi

Abstract

Fantastic literature, which is also known as escape literature, stands out as a type of literature preferred by the authors with the unlimited imagination and self-expression opportunities it provides to its narrator. Especially in the recent period, the adaptation of some fantastic works to the cinema and the fact that these films have reached a high number of viewers have enabled the reader to show interest to the works that source them. This situation indirectly had a positive effect on other fantastic literature works. The fact that the works carrying such fantastic elements are interesting for children and young people has been seen as an educational opportunity and these works have also been used for educational purposes. In Hikmet Temel Akarsu's works aimed at children, it is seen that fantastic elements are used for educational purposes. The aim of this study is to determine the personality characteristics of the fantastic characters in Hikmet Temel Akarsu's works aimed at the child. In the research process, descriptive analysis method was used. The personality characteristics of the fantastic characters in the author's works directed towards the child were determined as environmentalism, benevolence and accuracy.