The representation of childhood in the novels: Ključić oko vrata, Dobar dan tata, Bosonogi general and Čokoladne godine

Hrvatski dječji roman zauzima vodeće mjesto u znanstvenim promišljanjima o hrvatskoj dječjoj književnosti. Razlog tomu krije se u njegovoj strukturi, koja je prilagođena potrebama djece za koju je namijenjena, ali i u njegovoj tematskoj podudarnosti s vremenom u kojem nastaje. Na samim početcima razvoja romana smatralo se da dijete ne posjeduje identitet, štoviše, razdoblje se djetinjstva potpuno negiralo s izlikom da je ono tek puko pripremno razdoblje za stvaran život. Radikalne promjene u njegovu poimanju uslijedile su tek u drugom desetljeću 20. stoljeća. Od tada dijete zadobiva identitet pa time i njegovo djetinjstvo dolazi do izražaja. Mnogi su autori u svojim romanima djetinjstvu pristupali na različit način. Tomu svjedoče romani Ključić oko vrata Nikole Pulića, Dobar dan, tata Stjepana Tomaša, Bosonogi general Zvonimira Baloga te Čokoladne godine Mladena Kopjara. Cilj je ovoga diplomskoga rada utvrditi po čemu se razlikuju prikazi djetinjstva u tima četirima romanima koji su pisani iz dviju perspektiva: socijalno-psihološke i humoristične.Croatian children's novel occupies a leading place in scientific reflections on Croatian children's literature. The reason for this lies in its structure, which is adapted to the needs of the children for which it is intended, but also in its thematic coincidence with the time in which it is created. At the very beginning of the novel's development, the child did not possess an identity, moreover, the period of childhood was completely denied with the pretext that it was only a mere preparatory period for real life. Radical changes in the notion of the same did not follow until the second decade of the 20th century. Since then, the child acquires an identity, and thus his childhood comes to expression. Many authors in their novels have been subject to different representations of childhood. This is evident in the novels Ključić oko vrata written by Nikola Pulić, Dobar dan, tata written by Stjepan Tomaš, Bosonogi general written by Zvonimir Balog and Čokoladne godine written by Mladen Kopjar. The aim of this thesis is to determine the differences in the representation of childhood in these four novels, which were written from two different perspectives: social-psychological and humorous