Les symboles et les imaginaires dans la littérature de jeunesse à partir des textes de Marie-Hélène Delval : la Dame rouge-les chats-Ciel jaune

Abstract EN

The reasons of studying literature cannot be ignored, especially the children’s literature because it represents a culture.

But is this reason quite enough, or are there other deeper reasons to go through studying it.

Todorov believes that literature is for every evolving to enrich each person with knowledge.

In fact, contemporary children’s literature today offers us a new vision of existence whose pleasure is ceaseless particularly to the current generation of children and adolescents.

Writing for children has become a much more difficult task than before because its reader looks for what is deeper rather than just a glance at the written lines.

Today the writer is attracted to new ways, of writing.

Which raises the contemporary generations suspense to read with more exploration and analysis to the hidden meaning that lies between the lines.

The story of the text arose the readers eagerness to gain new knowledgeable concepts that helps him to interpret the world around him.

Therefore, the children’s literature writer task has become more complicated than before.

He started using new ways which fits the minds of the new generation.

The goal of this paper is to clarify the uses of symbols and fantasies in their texts.

It tries to answer the following question: do these uses still consistent with the new generation’s mentality or have they become outdated and cannot met their wishes? The paper discusses three works by the writer Marie-Hélène Delval.

It tries to investigate the characteristics of this type of writing according to Todorov’s own definition of fantasy.

These texts are chosen particularly because of its rich content which it turn will develop the little reader’s deep understanding and philosophy.