Turbulent Lives of Displaced Haitians: An Examination into Edwidge Danticat's Work – Kamila TICHÁ
Kamila TICHÁ
Master's thesis
Turbulent Lives of Displaced Haitians: An Examination into Edwidge Danticat's Work
Sugar or honey? Hungry and unhappy with no place to go. The turbulent lives of Amabelle Desir and her lover Sebastien in Edwidge Danticat's historical novel The Farming of Bones in comparison with the life struggles of the actual Haitian sugarcane cutters in the Dominican Republic of the twenty-first century.
Abstract:
Tato práce sleduje historii ostrova Hispaniola a zkoumá vykořenění a zacházení s haitskými příslušníky ve dvou historických románech The Farming of Bones a Breath, Eyes, Memory americké spisovatelky Edwidge Danticat. Očima hlavních postav, osiřelé Amabelle, a Sophie, která otce nikdy nepoznala, práce objasňuje, že nedobrovolné vykořenění způsobuje četná trápení a podněcuje konflikty, které se projevují …moreAbstract:
The thesis traces the history of the island of Hispaniola and examines the displacement and treatment of Haitian nationals through Edwidge Danticat's two historical fiction novels, The Farming of Bones and Breath, Eyes, Memory. Through the eyes of the main characters - an orphaned Amabelle, and a fatherless Sophie - the thesis illustrates that involuntary displacement fuels numerous challenges and …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 8. 2020
Thesis defence
- Supervisor: Mgr. David Livingstone, Ph.D.
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TICHÁ, Kamila. \textit{Turbulent Lives of Displaced Haitians: An Examination into Edwidge Danticat's Work}. Online. Master's thesis. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Arts. 2020. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/atlrcz/.
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TICHÁ, Kamila. Turbulent Lives of Displaced Haitians: An Examination into Edwidge Danticat's Work. Olomouc, 2020. diplomová práce (Mgr.). UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI. Filozofická fakulta
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