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- <p>Appalachian Region -- Fiction.</p> <p>Appalachians (People) -- Fiction.</p> (1)
- <p>Castaways in literature.</p> <p>Golding, William,-- 1911-1993. Lord of the flies.</p> <p>Wiggins, Marianne. John Dollar.</p> <p>Adam (Biblical figure)</p> <p>Eve (Biblical figure)</p> (1)
- <p>Melville, Herman -- 1819-1891 -- Characters.</p> <p>Melville, Herman -- 1819-1891 -- White-jacket; or, The world in a man-of-war -- Characters.</p> (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
The Description Of The Characters In Herman Melville's White-Jacket, Or The World In A Man-Of-War, Toru Nishiura
The Description Of The Characters In Herman Melville's White-Jacket, Or The World In A Man-Of-War, Toru Nishiura
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Many characters who have various personalities app ear in Herman Melville’s White-Jacket . However, few critics have comprehensively examined the action and the characteristics of them in detail. In this thesis, I explore Melville’s depiction of the battleship world in this novel by clarifying the narrator ’s standard to judge ot her characters. In White-Jacket, the whole story is narrated by White-Jacket; therefore, the characteristics of his narrative clarify the theme of this novel. I start with an analysis of his narrative and examine whether he is a reliable narrator or not. Then, I explore the relationship between the battleship …
Linking Genesis To Modern Day Castaway Narratives, Shawndra Russell
Linking Genesis To Modern Day Castaway Narratives, Shawndra Russell
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This thesis analyzes two castaway novels, Lord of the Flies and John Dollar, and compares these novels to segments of Genesis, focusing primarily on the story of Adam and Eve. To compare and contrast these three works, I pulled out eleven similar ideas found in each text which formed eleven different chapters. This project evolved into offering an alternative way to interpret these castaway narratives as retellings of the creation story. The characters in John Dollar and Lord of the Flies become Adam and Eve type figures as they try to survive on Edenlike islands. At the same time, this …
Canary In The Dark, Andrea Fekete
Canary In The Dark, Andrea Fekete
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
I began researching Appalachian culture in 1998. I wanted to tell a story about conflict and beauty while revealing my vision of who my people were/are. I strived to create a fiction not unlike poetry with realistic and minimalist features to give Appalachia the most accurate face possible as perceived by me through my own lens.
I wanted to explore the idea of beauty: Virginia’s (the main character) ideas about her beauty, her culture and other cultures. What is beauty? Who defines it? Can it be found everywhere? How? What does it look like when it is somewhere you wouldn’t …
An Anti-Locust Campaign In Nabokov (And Pushkin), Victor Fet
An Anti-Locust Campaign In Nabokov (And Pushkin), Victor Fet
Biological Sciences Faculty Research
Pushkin’s non-apocryphal anti-locust campaign is reflected in Nabokov’s unpublished sequel to The Gift.