Half-Equipped Little Knights They Were: Edna and Carrie – Bc. Alexandra Špoková
Bc. Alexandra Špoková
Bachelor's thesis
Half-Equipped Little Knights They Were: Edna and Carrie
Half-Equipped Little Knights They Were: Edna and Carrie
Abstract:
Tématem mé bakalářské práce je srovnání dvou literárních hrdinek objevujících se na samém konci devatenáctého století, a to Edny Pontellier z románu Probuzení a Carrie Meeber, hlavní hrdinky Sestřičky Carrie. Poháněny nespokojeností a touhou se hrdinky vydávají na cestu za sebenaplněním, aniž by si byly vědomy nevyhnutelnosti neúspěchu. Emocionální nezpůsobilost, jenž má prvopočátek v jejich dětství …moreAbstract:
The subject of my thesis is a comparison of two literary heroines appearing at the very end of the nineteenth century, The Awakening’s Edna Pontellier and Carrie Meeber from Sister Carrie. Fueled by discontent and desire, they set off on a journey for their self-fulfillment, unaware of the inevitability of its failure. The emotional incapacity sown in their childhood prevents them from experiencing …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 30. 11. 2010
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/phs51/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 7. 2. 2011
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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