Transforming the Rebel Self: Quest Patterns in Fiction by William Styron, Flannery O'Connor and Bobbie Ann Mason
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9783631609835
The quest motif forms the framework of the journeys undertaken by the three youthful protagonists of this study. In pursuit of selfhood, the non-conformist hero of the Post-World War II American South sets out on an uncertain path leading to confrontation and finally transformation. Joseph Campbell's ground-breaking analysis of the quest motif is the starting point for the patterns described in these journeys. The quest takes the hero through a perilous post-modern landscape often in conflict with the legacy of the past. It is a place where the optimistic mainstream of the American Dream is juxtaposed with the trauma of human suffering. Through a close textual analysis, the author elucidates multi-faceted characters and thematic while shedding new light on a reading of Southern fiction. Although significantly different novels, important common threads are revealed linking the quest motifs in these works. This study examines William Styron's Sophie ' s Choice , Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away and Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country .
| Autor: | Nemeth, Sharon Therese |
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| EAN: | 9783631609835 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 152 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Peter Lang |
| Schlagworte: | Campbell, Joseph |
| Größe: | 210 × 148 × 8 |
| Gewicht: | 210 g |
