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Bc. Eliška Kramolišová

Diplomová práce

The Motif of Personality Transformation in the Context of the Second World War in Literature for Children and Young Adults

Abstract:

The presented thesis discusses six selected novels for children and young adults with the motif of personality transformation in the context of the World War II. The selected books are The Boy at the Top of the Mountain by John Boyne, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr, Wave me Goodbye by Jacqueline Wilson, The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian, and Carrie's War by Nina Bawden. The common features of these novels are the pre-war and war theme, the setting on European soil, development of the characters´ personalities, and the child protagonists. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a theoretical-analytical part. In the theoretical part, the author introduces key terms such as literature for children and youth, and human personality. She also discusses the historical context of the works, the focal point being evacuation or relocation. She outlines typical themes in literature for children and youth in the context of World War II and mentions some of the most significant works with this theme, as well as briefly introduces the English-writing authors who wrote these works. The theoretical-analytical part is mainly focused on the introduction of the authors of the novels and the analysis of the texts of the above-mentioned books regarding the personality transformation. The thesis includes excerpts from the books, which have a demonstrative purpose.

Keywords

literature for children and young adults, World War II, personality, evacuation, transformation

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 25. 6. 2024

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 27. 8. 2024
• Vedoucí: Mgr. Helena Polehlová, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Mgr. Františka Schormová, Ph.D.

Univerzita Hradec Králové

Pedagogická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Učitelství pro střední školy / Anglický jazyk a literatura, Německý jazyk a literatura