{"id":5320,"date":"2026-08-29T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2026-08-29T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:04:35","slug":"43flsk226","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/43flsk226.html","title":{"rendered":"Strategies of subjectivity of the \u00ablittle\u00bb hero in Julia Donaldson\u2019s fairy tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Vlasicheva Victoria Valeryevna<\/strong><br \/>\nRussian State University of Justice named after V.M. Lebedev, Kazan, Russia<br \/>\nE-mail: intloffice@mail.ru<br \/>\nORCID: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8045-3170\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8045-3170<\/a><br \/>\nRSCI: <a href=\"https:\/\/elibrary.ru\/author_profile.asp?id=624010\">https:\/\/elibrary.ru\/author_profile.asp?id=624010<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Abstract.<\/strong> The article examines the reinterpretation of the archetype of the \u00ablittle man\u00bb in contemporary British children\u2019s literature based on the fairy tales of Julia Donaldson. The aim of the study is to identify and classify the strategies of representing the subjectivity of the protagonists in six of the author\u2019s popular works: (The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo\u2019s Child, The Snail and the Whale, Stick Man, Paper Dolls, and Tiddler). The theoretical framework of the research is based on Russian and international concepts of subjectivity. The methods include content analysis of plot structures, typological classification, linguostylistic analysis, and synthesis. Based on the criteria of activity, autonomy, and interaction with other characters, three basic types of subjectivity are identified: autonomous, cooperative, and collective, as well as transitional forms combining features of several types.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The findings demonstrate that Donaldson\u2019s characters overcome obstacles by means of intelligence, verbal agency, imagination, solidarity, and the capacity for cooperation. The study reveals that subjectivity is constructed not only at the plot level but also through linguistic means at different levels (phonetic-rhythmic, lexical-semantic, and pragmatic). It is stated that J. Donaldson transforms the traditional archetype of the \u00ablittle man\u00bb: passivity, social dependence, and vulnerability are changed to agency, communicative activity, and the ability to establish social connections. Physical smallness in Donaldson\u2019s fairy tales is interpreted not as a deficiency but as a resource for action and a condition for the realization of subjectivity. The results contribute to the study of the philosophical potential of contemporary children\u2019s literature and the reception of classical literary archetypes in postmodern culture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> British literature; children\u2019s literature; Julia Donaldson; \u00ablittle man\u00bb; archetype; subjectivity; narrative strategies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vlasicheva Victoria Valeryevna Russian State University of Justice named after V.M. Lebedev, Kazan, Russia E-mail: intloffice@mail.ru ORCID: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8045-3170 RSCI: https:\/\/elibrary.ru\/author_profile.asp?id=624010 Abstract. The article examines the reinterpretation of the archetype of the \u00ablittle man\u00bb in contemporary British children\u2019s literature based on &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-issue-3-2026","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5320"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5321,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5320\/revisions\/5321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfk-mn.ru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}