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Similar motifs of house, spirits and female characters in novels The House of the seven gables, One hunder years of solitude and House of spirits
ŠAFAŘÍKOVÁ, Berenika
The present bachelor thesis focuses on the works of Gabriel G. Márquez and Isabel Allende. Specifically, we look at the themes that inspired the 19th century American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. In my work, I focus on common motifs that recur in all three works examined: Cien a?os de soledad, La casa de los espíritus, and the original novel The house of the seven gables. The common motifs will be introduced and described through excerpts in each chapter. An attempt will be made to show the extent to which N. Hawthorne gave creative impulses to Latin American authors. At the end of each chapter, a summary will be given as to which of the two works more closely resembles the primary work of American literature.
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The Picture of the Ghost in Meg Cabbot´s Series Mediator
ZVONÍČKOVÁ, Michaela
This bachelor thesis analyzes the influence of the ghosts characters on Meg Cabot´s heroes; it examines the origin of this motif in the Gothic novels and and it briefly describes the world writers who include the ghost characters in their works (Reeve, Walpole, Shakespeare). The aim of the thesis is to discuss the psychological function of the ghost motif in Meg Cabot´s Mediator.
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Who Has Bats in the Belfry: A Social Science Study of the Ghost Phenomenon from the Point of View of Castellans
Rybová, Tereza ; Spalová, Barbora (advisor) ; Novotná, Hana (referee)
Author of this bachelor thesis attempts to uncover the phenomenon of castle ghosts from the point of view of castellans (caretakers and managers of castles). The situations that castellans experience have some features of the so-called boundary objects. These objects are typical for their ambiguity and acquiring of different meanings, depending on the point of view taken. In this case, there are two opposite viewpoints. On the one hand, there is the visitors' desire to meet or see a real ghost that is known from books and legends. On the other hand, the experience of people who work and live in castles is totally different - more intimate and inward. The author would like to describe this so far unresearched phenomenon by analysis of thirteen interviews with castellans of Czech castles. Yet this study does not present a plain description of supernatural situations. The author rather attempts to conclude how castellans face these situations. These castellans are considered as very pragmatic and respectable persons who dedicated their lives to care for a historical building. Even in this fact there is a remarkable contradiction. It is apparent that castellans are captivated by the mystical atmosphere of their work places. Still, they are required to be rational persons who need to handle the upkeep...
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