”Vi är här för att jobba med värdegrunden” : Jessica Schiefauers roman Pojkarna ur ett värdegrundsperspektiv.

Sammanfattning: In this essay an analysis of values will be conducted on the novel Pojkarna by Jessica Schiefauer. The analysis will be done on the basis of Anders Palm's value theory, especially with his two literary characteristics ”emotionalitet” and ”interrogativitet”. Furthermore, an examination will be made on how this novel could be used in teaching swedish in senior high school from a common value-system perspective, and a teacher's and three students' view on utilizing the novel while working with the common value-system. It appears that literature has its own inherent value, but that there are also different external values that are shown by the literary characteristics that Palm writes about in his value theory. The values it focus on in the novel Pojkarna are equality, everyone's equal value and norm criticism. These are the values that are the focus of this essay because it is what the teacher and students choose to discuss during the interviews. It appears that the novel can easily be used in teaching swedish and that it is easy to justify its use considering the school's governing documents. It is also visible during the interviews that the teacher and the students express that they all think it is a good and interesting novel to work with on common value-based issues.