Bc. Eva Tomaštíková

Master's thesis

Help That Does Not Heal: Alcoholism in Sherman Alexie`s Reservation Blues and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven

Help That Does Not Heal: Alcoholism in Sherman Alexie`s Reservation Blues and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Abstract:
Cílem práce je analýza dvou literárních děl Shermana Alexieho, konkrétně románu Reservation Blues a sbírky povídek The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, ve spojitosti s tématem alkoholismu mezi americkými indiány dvacátého století. Alexie, který se narodil v indiánské rezervaci kmene Spokane, zobrazuje ve svých dílech životy amerických indiánů žijících v této oblasti. Práce na analýze literárních …more
Abstract:
The primary aim of this thesis is to analyse Sherman Alexie’s novel Reservation Blues and his short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven in relation to the theme of alcoholism among Native Americans in the twentieth century. Alexie who was born on the Spokane Indian Reservation depicts the lives of Native American people living in the area in his works. The thesis shows on …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 1. 2009

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 30. 1. 2009
  • Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.

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