Bc. Martina Jergová

Bachelor's thesis

Vonnegut’s Cradle: The United States as Reflected in Selected Novels by Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut’s Cradle: The United States as Reflected in Selected Novels by Kurt Vonnegut
Abstract:
Tato bakalářská práce se zabývá díly amerického spisovatele Kurta Vonneguta – Jatka č. 5 (Slaughterhouse-Five), Snídaně šampiónů (Breakfast of Champions), Hokus Pokus (Hocus Pocus) a Kriminálník (Jailbird) – a skrze jejich děje a postavy analyzuje vztah Vonneguta k jeho rodné zemi a také sleduje, jak se jeho postoj měnil v průběhu jeho života.
Abstract:
The thesis deals with the selected novels by Kurt Vonnegut, namely Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, Hocus Pocus, and Jailbird. The aim of the thesis is to analyze these novels and show how they reflect Vonnegut’s perception of his native country – the United States of America.
 

Keywords

Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five Breakfast of Champions Hocus Pocus Jailbird The United States novels
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 13. 5. 2014
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/oi1ug/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 28. 1. 2015
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Veronika Vencúrik Pituková, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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