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Social position of persons with mental disorder in Daniel Keyes' novel and short story Flowers for Algernon
Gavrish, Irina ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The aim of this thesis is investigation of social standing of people with mental disorders in society using the example of Daniel Keyes's novel and short story Flowers for Algernon (1966, 1959). This subject matter is important to the modern society owing to the existence of people with the mental disorder who are not stable in their social position, as society is not sure how to treat this problem. The theoretical part deals with history of mental disorder, its classification and other examples of literary works on the corresponding subjects. The main body is focused on exploration of the text of the novel itself. In this part also is discussed using of composition, structure, lexis, grammar and syntax to provide the better understanding of the subject The results of research, provided in this thesis are described in the conclusion.
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Reading Nabokov's Humbert Humbert through historical and socio-cultural prism
Rybchinskaya, Svetlana ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The scholarly appraisal of Nabokov's Humbert Humbert generally sees him as a very intriguing yet morally flawed character. It is therefore interesting to see his depraved views and sexual tendencies within the context of how people have historically thought about female nubility and maturity. The thesis does not seek to de-stigmatise paedophilia, yet it aims at providing some historical framework towards understanding (1) why the widely embraced cultural relativism does not exonerate paedophilia and (2) how some historically- grounded attitudes of humankind towards female maturity align with Humbert Humbert's tendencies. Key words: child marriages; paedophilia; nubility; female maturity; Lolita; age of consent; child sexual abuse; childhood; sexual intercourse; Abstrakt Vědecké posouzení postavy Humberta Humberta z románu Nabokova "Lolita" ho zpravidla popisuje jako postavu poutavou a přesto mravně vadnou. Proto by bylo zajímavé prozkoumat jeho neřestné názory a sexuální sklony v kontextu lidského pohledu na ženskou zralost a pohlavní dospělost v průběhu historie. Tato bakalářská práce si neklade za cíl ospravedlnit pedofilii, avšak zaměřuje se na poskytnutí historického rámce k tomu, abychom porozuměli, (1) proč široce rozsáhlý kulturní relativismus nepřipouští pedofilii a (2) jak některé...
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Tom Stoppard - an inventory of his postmodern and near-postmodern literary devices
Braňka, Štěpán ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This Master's thesis is dedicated to the analysis of Tom Stoppard's plays. It analyses their main themes, protagonists and modern and postmodern literary devices that Stoppard used when creating his plays. The theoretical part briefly introduces postmodernism and some of its major characteristics. It further focuses on the theatre of the absurd. In the practical part, Tom Stoppard's plays are then analysed from different angles. The major areas constitute mainly Stoppard's modern and postmodern literary devices, the themes of his plays and their division. The part of this thesis dedicated to themes also discusses the characters of the plays. Key Words: Stoppard, postmodernism, theatre of the absurd, plays
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Slave Narratives as a variation on motivational self-help books
Klimt, Vojtěch ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This thesis aims to examine the representative of classic Enlightenment self-help text, Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth, and two representatives of the slave narrative genre, Frederick Douglass's and Olaudah Equiano's works, in terms of their possible affinity. The thesis compares and contrasts the individual texts and seeks to find analogies in structure and content which would indicate the influence of the self-help genre in American literature on the narratives and demonstrate the presence of the self-improvement element in the reading of slave narratives. The thesis consists of two key parts, the theoretical introduction onto the issues and practical part which analyses the texts themselves. KEY WORDS Frederick Douglass, Olaudah Equiano, Benjamin Franklin, slave narratives, self-help books, self-improvement, US history, uplift, autobiography, slavery, Enlightenment, 18th Century, 19th Century
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Depiction of British Society in Selected Novels of Agatha Christie
Čechová, Anežka ; Higgins, Bernadette (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The Thesis explores how the British society is depicted in Agatha Christie's detective stories. The theoretical part introduces briefly the Golden Age of detective fiction and Christie's position within the genre. It also gives an outline of the social conditions between the Wars. The analysis is based on three country-house mysteries, the attention being paid to the classes, village and the social changes that took place in the inter-war and post-war period.
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Philosophical Perspective in John Fowles' The Collector
Dlasková, Barbora ; Chalupský, Petr (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
The present bachelor thesis deals with the book The Collector written by John Fowles. The thesis considers the novel from the philosophical perspective, especially from the Existentialist point of view. The theoretical part provides an overview of the philosophical themes which are subsequently applied in the practical part. The practical part focuses on the two main characters, Miranda Grey and Ferdinand Clegg, and their opposite life attitudes. Miranda is perceived as an Existential-heroine ready for an authentic life whereas Ferdinand represents Nihilism. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Importance of Being Sage: Religious and Philosophical Aspects in J.D. Salinger's Glass Stories
Kolářová, Kristýna ; Ženíšek, Jakub (advisor) ; Topolovská, Tereza (referee)
This bachelor thesis discusses the religious and philosophical questions with respect to the autobiographical elements contained in J.D. Salinger's Glass stories. An attempt to elucidate the death of Seymour Glass has been made on the basis of those questions. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. In the first part the persona of J.D Salinger, Zen Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta are presented along with the Glass family, whose members are shortly introduced. They appear overall in eight stories, namely "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" (1948), "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" (1948), "Down at the Dinghy" (1949), "Franny" (1955), "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" (1955), "Zooey" (1957), "Seymour: An Introduction" (1959) and "Hapworth 16, 1924" (1965). The second part focuses in particular on Seymour, Buddy, Zooey and Franny, about whom the most information is given. Salinger's criticism of the 1950s American society is reflected upon the characters via religious and philosophical elements, which penetrate all of the stories, and have not a little impact on each character.
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Role of Women in the works of Jean Rhys
Schnebergerová, Petra ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
Title: The Role of Women in the works of Jean Rhys Author: Bc. Petra Schnebergerová Department: Department of English Language and Literature Supervisor: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to analyze three female protagonists of Jean Rhys's novels and the role they play in the entirety of Rhys's work - Anna Morgan of Voyage in the Dark, Marya Zelli of Quartet and Antoinette Mason of Wide Sargasso Sea. The thesis focuses on three topics connected with Rhys's heroines that recur in all the discussed novels: female passivity, objectification of women, and female escapism and self-destructive behaviour. The analysis proves that there is a significant autobiographical input in all Rhys's main female characters which is manifested through the conformity of their depiction. It is found out that through the coherence of their portrayal, Rhys employed the autotherapeutic role of fiction and instinctively brought questions of race and female suffering in view. Although this thesis highlights the common features of Rhys's writing, it also observes the development of Rhys's approach to her topics throughout her life. The negativity with which Rhys constructs her female characters is ascribed to her lifelong dedication to maximal truthfulness of the representation of reality. Keywords Jean...
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Writing Australia: The Motif of Journey through the Prism of Cultural Anthropology
Pavlíčková, Barbora ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Chalupský, Petr (referee)
This MA thesis is focused on discovering the literary motif of journey in selected works defined by Australia. These works also share the interest in shaping Australian identity. A socio-historical background of colonisation and the first settlement in Australia is provided and the key terms of cultural anthropology are further elaborated on. The thesis depicts traditional Aboriginal culture and focuses especially on its earthbound philosophy. Special attention is paid to the differences among various literary approaches towards the subject matter, to the application of cultural anthropology findings, to the depiction of clashes between different cultures and possibilities of their reconciliation. Furthermore, the works of selected authors are closely characterised from the point of view of their degree of authenticity and the genre specifics. Various treatments of the literary motif of journey are compared and critically analysed. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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