Blog #5

Final Reflection

Content:
- The content that I researched in my project impacted my perspective on young adult literature as a whole. It showed me how literature impacts the future of young children, and how research on gender bias will impact our society as a whole.
Product:
- The largest thing that I learned with the final part of my process was probably in regards to my presentation. The time that I spent working on my project and the presentation taught my skills that I know I will use for the rest of my life. I really found a passion in my project, and getting to present it brought me so much pride.
Process:
- I learned that I need a very organized and structured process to complete my research well. I set myself up very well with a detailed process that helped be greatly during my actual research. I really appreciated having a step by step plan, and it served me well with my time limit.

Finally, although this post is the final chapter in this research journey, it is only "volume X" of the story of your life. What should we be looking forward to in your next adventure?

MORE RESEARCH!!! I absolutely loved everything about this process and this research, and I would love to do more. I think that this is a very relevant topic and I would love to continue my research on it. It really sparked a passion in me for research and I will do everything I can to do this more in the future.

Acknowledgements:

Mr.McBride- McBride was absolutely fundamental in my research project. Whether it was working on the actual project or just being an ear to when I was struggling, he was there. I appreciated his council and his intelligent wisdom as a mentor more than I could ever say. So to Mr.McBride- Thank you. You have no idea the impact you have left, and I am so thankful to have worked with a mentor that was so supportive of my research, and of my future.

Ms.Dobos- Ms.Dobos was my AP Research teacher who helped me and my entire class through this process. She gave us the tools to find a good project, make a plan for our research, and was a support while we were conducting our research. During the class, she was a kind face and always gave caring words. To Ms.Dobos- Thank you for your love. Thank you for caring so genuinely for everyone in our class, and thank you for cheering me on. Hearing you say things about how proud you were of my research, filled me up. You have the sweetest heart.

My Family and Friends- Thank you all for dealing with my crazy during this process, and listening to endless conversations about The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. I honestly could not have done this without the support of my closest people, so thank you.

Here are a few things that finalized my project-

My Abstract:

There have been avid communications in the feminist community about how Gender Bias can be problematic for children to read because it gives them ideas of the world on how women are supposed to be treated, the jobs they are supposed to be in, etc. Using the ideas of the conversation in the community and implicit bias I decided to research gender bias in young adult dystopian literature. Provided with the ideas of Gender Bias and the Gender Schema theory, I utilized the methodology of content analysis to read 6 books, The Hunger Games trilogy and The Maze Runner trilogy. With those ideas, I decided to find a correlation between the different gendered authors of these two trilogies, Suzanne Collins and James Dashner. They have different genders, Suzanne Collins being a woman, and James Dashner being a man, so I wanted to observe how their bias shows in their series. Overall, I found that The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins was overall female-biased, and The Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner was generally male-biased. I believe this is due to differing gendered main characters, differing plot lines, and differing settings. The final goal of this research is to make an overall case for equity in literature. Removing all bias from novels would remove the heart of the writing, but trying to make the bias more equal could benefit the minds of future generations. As a society, we should do all we can to try and remove the bias that makes boys feel like they can’t cry, and girls feel like they need to do something powerful to be respected. We should allow the freedom of our future generations in what they want to do with their lives, and not limit them with stereotypes.

My Final Presentation:

FINAL PRESENTATION

What's Next For Me:

Next year, I will be attending Miami University in Ohio studying organizational leadership and social justice. I am so looking forward to starting this next chapter, and eventually hoping to start some more research.

Thank you all for watching along my process! I appreciate it more than you know.

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