An Overview of Young Adult Literature in Literary Studies

Abstract

Young adults have a vital role in our nation, and are future of the society. They experience countless problems just like adults. Family pressures like divorces, remarriages, and parental violence affect them very much. Myriad social pressures, and poor parental supervision lead them to delinquency, and commit crime. They tend to alienate from their families, and withdraw from society. Lack of parental care impairs their health, causes stress, and drives them to commit even suicides. Many young adults end up as alcoholics, and drug-addicts. The predicament of adolescent girls is more horrific than boys. Many unprivileged girls battle with sexual harassment which leads to teenage pregnancies, and contract sexually transmitted diseases. But in the global scenario, little attention is paid to the enormous crises faced by young adults. The voice of adolescents remains largely unheard in society. This paper gives an overview of the onset of young adult literature in literary studies.