Bc. Magdaléna Vránová

Bachelor's thesis

Moral Ambiguity of Selected Characters in Harry Potter Novels

Moral Ambiguity of Selected Characters in Harry Potter Novels
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce analyzuje problematiku morálky a morální nejednoznačnosti v sérii románů o Harrym Potterovi. Tato práce se soustřeďuje na teorii morálky a morální nejednoznačnosti a současně se také snaží vymezit rozdíly mezi dobrem a zlem. Jsou zde analyzovány postavy, které se zprvu jeví jako morálně správné, avšak nakonec se z nich stanou postavy morálně špatné a naopak i ty, jejichž morálka …more
Abstract:
This thesis seeks to analyse the issue of morality and moral ambiguity in Harry Potter series of novels. It concentrates on theory of morality and moral ambiguity as well as on the distinction between ‘good’ and ‘evil’. This thesis focuses on the characters that initially appear morally good, however, eventually turn out morally bad as well as on those, who first appear morally bad but in the end turn …more
 

Keywords

morality moral ambiguity Harry Potter J.K. Rowling good evil
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 5. 2016
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/fy5gc/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 13. 6. 2016
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy
  • Reader: Mgr. Patrik Míša

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