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Mgr. Bc. Igor Greif

Bachelor's thesis

The Identity of a Former Slave as Depicted in American Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

The Identity of a Former Slave as Depicted in American Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
Abstract:
Ve své bakalářské práci se zaměřuji na analýzu a porovnání tří významních literárních postav, Fredericka Douglasse, Booker T. Washingtona a pana Rydera. Ústřední otázkou je rozvoj a transformace jejich identity v období existence otroctví a také po jeho zrušení. Snahou mé bakalářské práce je zdůraznit, že navzdory mnohým podobnostem v aspektech formování jejich identity, existují také kritické rozdíly …more
Abstract:
The aim of my Bachelor diploma thesis is to provide analysis and comparison of three significant literary characters, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington and Mr. Ryder. The focus of the thesis is put on their identity development and transformation during slavery and after its abolishment. The thesis points out that despite many similar aspects of forming one’s identity, there are crucial differences …more
 

Keywords

identita rasa otrok otroctví Douglass Washington Chesnutt identity race slave slavery
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 4. 12. 2012
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ekcnp/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 1. 2. 2013
  • Supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A.
  • Reader: Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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