{"product_id":"the-unwelcome-stranger-9781476685656","title":"The UnWelcome Stranger","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book explores the possibilities of intercultural training through literature, especially as related to collegiate study abroad programs. It  presents a behavioral analysis of American literary characters through the lens of Milton Bennett''s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity, which identifies sensitivity to cultural differences within a six-stage developmental continuum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The literary characters studied in this work all undergo an early separation which forces them to experience and relate to different worldviews. \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e''s Ishmael leaves land for an epic whaling adventure. Hester is forced to live on the outskirts of town in \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e. The nameless protagonist of \u003ci\u003eThe Country of the Pointed Firs\u003c\/i\u003e leaves the city for the country. The title character of \u003ci\u003eThe American\u003c\/i\u003e emigrates to Europe. Ellison''s narrator in \u003ci\u003eInvisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e experiences a series of separations, starting at his college acceptance. \u003ci\u003eFor Whom th\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742571004247,"sku":"9781476685656","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476685656.jpg?v=1758385307","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-unwelcome-stranger-9781476685656","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}