Identity development of female characters in literature for third grade of high school

Cilj rada je bio proučiti i uočiti karakteristike nadopunjenog Eriksonovog modela identiteta na primjeru dvaju ženskih likova, Emme Bovary i Lucije Stipančić. U uvodnom dijelu se opisuje uloga identiteta te spoj s književnosti te se pobliže objasnilo razmišljanje Erika Eriksona i Jamesa Marcie vezano uz psihosocijalnu teoriju identiteta. Nakon toga saznajemo o teoriji 4 različita statusa identiteta (prema prisutnosti ili odsutnosti krize ili predanosti određenom životnom izboru) te njihove karakteristike. Opisani su životi autora romana te sami romani Gospođa Bovary i Posljednji Stipančići i na kraju su Lucijin i Emmin identitet analiziran kroz različite životne situacije pomoću teorije o četiri različita statusa identiteta. Jesu li njihovi identiteti identitet dani ili oblikovani kroz životno iskustvo i zajednicu u kojoj pojedinac živi, odnosno kako se identitet ostvaruje prihvaćanjem pravila te zajednice ili otporom prema njoj? Može li pojedinac bez obzira na situaciju u kojoj se nalazi utjecati na razvoj svog identiteta ili su glavni likovi oblikovani pod utjecajem odgoja i društva?Main goal of this paper work was to study and observe characteristics of the supplemented Erikson's model of identity on the example of two female characters, Emma Bovary and Lucija Stipančić. The introductory part describes the role of identity and the connection with literature and the thinking of Eric Erickson and James Marcia regarding psychosocial identity theory. After that we learn about the theory of 4 different identity statuses (according to the presence or absence of a crisis or commitment to a particular life choice) and their characteristics. The lives of the novel's authors and the novels themselves are described and in the end, Lucia and Emma’s identities are analyzed through different life situations using the theory of four different identity statuses. Are their identities given or shaped through life experience and the community in which the individual lives, how is identity achieved by accepting or resisting the rules of that community? Can an individual, regardless of thesituation in which he finds himself, influence the development of his identity or are the main characters formed under the influence of upbringing and society