[Adolescent writing, becoming the narrator of one's own life]

Abstract

Mediation through writing is a valuable tool to be used as a means of symbolisation in the period of psychological and physical tensions common to adolescence. By creating their own space in which to create, the evolving written account enables young people to think about their psychological life by considering the place of each individual. Each clue in the writing is to be understood in relation to the way the adolescent functions psychologically.

Keywords: account; adolescence; identity; identité; narrativity; narrativité; récit; symbolisation; writing; écriture.