Etika a náboženství v Orwelově románu Farářova dcera

Vašendová, Petra

This thesis explores George Orwell's relationship to and critique of religion in his early novel A Clergyman's Daughter (1935). The main focus is the protagonist and her loss of faith and an explanation of the image of an ideal Christian she represents contrasted with the clergymen and other characters found in the story. Dorothy Hare is a decent young woman both before and after her loss of faith, meaning she does not need an external incentive for her behaviour. Orwell made a point of criticising the ecclesiastical system based upon contradictory instructions of the Bible and the lack of true Christian belief and kindness among the priests. The thesis first introduces the writer's early experience with religion at schools he attended and describes the effect the institutions had on Orwell in later life, followed by the analysis of the novel A Clergyman's Daughter. Each chapter of the novel is analysed separately, as each of the five chapters represents a different formative experience for the protagonist. The first chapter shows Dorothy's everyday hardships, as she is subject to the demands of her father, the Rector of an Anglican parish, as well as the requests of the other clergymen and the parishioners she visits every day, and shows Orwell's general criticism of the Church and its ritualistic...

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