The child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim has written The Uses of Enchantment to argue that fairy tales offer young children a means “to master the psychological problems of growing up—overcoming narcissistic disappointments, oedipal dilemmas, sibling rivalries; becoming able to relinquish childhood dependencies; gaining a feeling of selfhood and self-worth, and a sense of moral obligation” (6) If we assume that the genre of the Young Adult novel performs a similar function for adolescents, then Jesse Andrews’ Me and Earl and the Dying Girl must be presenting some (not all) of the problems confronted by teenagers as they mature. What are some of the psychological problems revealed in the story of Earl Jackson or of Rachel Kushner, and how are they dramatized in the novel? Write on only one character.

To get full credit, your response must be at least 200 words. Focus on establishing your Point (the direct answer to my question), supplying pertinent Information through summary of pieces of plot and/or through quoting, and Explaining how the information supports the Point.

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