Bc. David Dobiáš

Master's thesis

The Immigrant Experience in O. E. Rølvaag's Giants in the Earth and Willa Cather's O Pioneers!

The Immigrant Experience in O. E. Rølvaag's Giants in the Earth and Willa Cather's O Pioneers!
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce si klade za cíl zkoumat a porovnávat vyobrazení imigrantských zkušeností zahraničních osadníků ve Spojených státech ve dvou románech, Giants in the Earth (1927) od Ole Edvarta Rølvaaga a O Pioneers! (1913) od Willy Sibert Cather. Teoretická část práce stanovuje pozadí literární analýzy. Konkrétně popisuje životy autorů skrz prizmu cestování a proměňujícího se prostředí a stručně …more
Abstract:
This diploma thesis aims to examine and compare the portrayals of the immigrant experience of the foreign settlers in the United States in two novels, Giants in the Earth (1927) by Ole Edvart Rølvaag and O Pioneers! (1913) by Willa Sibert Cather. The theoretical part of the thesis establishes the background for the literary analysis. It explores the lives of the authors with a focus on their travels …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 22. 4. 2024

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 17. 6. 2024
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Barbora Kašpárková, Ph.D.
  • Reader: M.A. Michael George

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Education

Master programme / field:
Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training / Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training