Two Views of American Slavery: The Character of Jim in Mark Twain's Novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Character of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Novel Roots

Židek, Petr

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Two Views of American Slavery: The Character of Jim in Mark Twain's Novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Character of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Novel Roots – Petr Židek

Petr Židek

Master's thesis

Two Views of American Slavery: The Character of Jim in Mark Twain's Novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Character of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Novel Roots

Abstract:

Tato práce se zabývá americkým otroctvím a jak je zobrazeno v literárních dílech. Zabývá se také metodami aplikovanými Markem Twainem v Dobrodružství Huckleberryho Finna a Alexem Haleym v Kořeny k zobrazení jejich příslušných postav, Jima a Kunty Kinte.

Abstract:

The thesis deals with the US slavery and how it is reflected in literary works. It also deals with methods applied by Mark Twain in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and by Alex Haley in Roots to portray their respective characters, Jim and Kunta Kinte.

Keywords

slavery Twain Mark Haley Alex Jim Kinte Kunta comparison

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 27. 3. 2008

Thesis defence

Date of defence: 21. 5. 2008
Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Bohuslav Mánek, CSc.

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ŽIDEK, Petr. \textit{Two Views of American Slavery: The Character of Jim in Mark Twain's Novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Character of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Novel Roots}. Online. Master's thesis. Pardubice: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Arts and Philosophy. 2008. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/ihywef/.

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Židek, Petr. Two Views of American Slavery: The Character of Jim in Mark Twain's Novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Character of Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's Novel Roots. Pardubice, 2008. diplomová práce (Mgr.). Univerzita Pardubice. Fakulta filozofická

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Faculty of Arts and Philosophy

Master programme / field:
Teacher Education for Lower Secondary Schools / English Language Teacher Education

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