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The portrayal of class in Charles Dickens' works
RAISOVÁ, Eliška
Wealth and social status in Victorian England had a great influence on perceiving a person in nearly all directions. Charles Dickens grew up in this time period as a member of the lower class of people on which this perception of society had a huge impact. Thanks to his father's debts, he lived, together with his family, for quite a long time in a debtor's prison, and he lacked a sufficient amount of education because of his mother. In essence, he was never able to forgive them, which got portrayed, as well as many other factors, in his later works. The aim of my bachelor's degree thesis is a study of the depiction of social classes in Dickens' writings in the context of his life and period, whose opinions influenced his literary stories. With the help of the characters from his books, who represent each social class, I will try to picture Charles' conception and inclusion of the topics of social inequality in his work.
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Marriage and Class in Jane Austen's Novels
GRANT, Veronika
This bachelor thesis deals with those issues pursued by Jane Austen in her novels, this being the plight of women upon the then social classes and conventions and their influence on the importance of love and marriage. The aim of the thesis is to show what impact social hierarchy had on society and how these conventions influenced one's manner. The thesis will be divided into four parts, with the first part being dedicated to the introduction that is to bring us into the overall concept of Regency society, Jane Austen's life and the influence it had on her work, the second part tackling the issue of Morals and Behaviour within the Matter of Social Classes and Conventions and the third and fourth parts focusing on the particular issue of love and marriage and its economic benefits.
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Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature
Hanušová, Jitka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.
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The Phenomenon of Zombies in Films by George A. Romero
Čada Wernischová, Nelly ; Čeněk, David (advisor) ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English) This work deals with the phenomenon of zombie in films by George A. Romero. Its objective is to prove that, although the characteristics of the phenomenon underwent significant change within individual films by this director, it still preserved the basic metaphoric function it had already at the time of its origination in Haiti in the 17th century. . The analytical part, in which three selected zombie horrors by George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) are discussed, is based on the methods of neoformalist analysis. Based on the analysis of individual films, I have proved that the zombie phenomenon in Romero's films works, the same as it does in Haiti, as a metaphor of slavery with this metaphor being varied depending on the issues that become the current topic of each of the films whose actual aim is to criticise the contemporary society.
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Social Class in E.M. Forster's Howards End and in Zadie Smith's On Beauty
Lacková, Štěpánka ; Topolovská, Tereza (advisor) ; Higgins, Bernadette (referee)
This bachelor thesis compares and contrasts the depiction of social class in E.M. Forster's Howards End and Zadie Smith's On Beauty. The theoretical part introduces the concept of social class as well as its portrayal in Edwardian literature and in contemporary British literature and also in the works of E.M. Forster and Zadie Smith. Due to the apparent connection between the two texts, an overview of intertextuality and its functioning in literature is added to the theoretical part. The practical part of the paper interprets On Beauty as a pastiche of Howards End but mainly provides the analysis of the two novels in terms of their view of social stratification, in particular the differences between upper middle class and working class. Key words: Howards End, On Beauty, E.M. Forster, Zadie Smith, social class, middle class, working class, intertextuality
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The Phenomenon of Zombies in Films by George A. Romero
Čada Wernischová, Nelly ; Čeněk, David (advisor) ; Svatoňová, Kateřina (referee)
(in English) This work deals with the phenomenon of zombie in films by George A. Romero. Its objective is to prove that, although the characteristics of the phenomenon underwent significant change within individual films by this director, it still preserved the basic metaphoric function it had already at the time of its origination in Haiti in the 17th century. . The analytical part, in which three selected zombie horrors by George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) are discussed, is based on the methods of neoformalist analysis. Based on the analysis of individual films, I have proved that the zombie phenomenon in Romero's films works, the same as it does in Haiti, as a metaphor of slavery with this metaphor being varied depending on the issues that become the current topic of each of the films whose actual aim is to criticise the contemporary society.
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Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature
Hanušová, Jitka ; Dlask, Jan (advisor) ; Parente Čapková, Viola (referee)
Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.
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Social stratification in contemporary societies
POUZAR, Tomáš
This thesis concerns the topic of social class division in contemporary societies. Historical context of class division in modern western capitalistic societies is explained as well as determinants of social stratification and basic theoretical approaches. The core part of this work explains the changes of social class division during the transition to post-industrial society, which is compared to a modern BBC survey.
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Influence of social stratification on consumer behaviour
Krumlová, Petra ; Koudelka, Jan (advisor) ; Skokanová, Dagmar (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to determine relevant information for using social stratification as a segmentation criterion. Theoretical part deals with social stratification and social classes. Practical part uses data from project MML - TGI by Median. Analysis is concerned with different consumer behaviour of social classes. Last part is aimed at dynamism of social stratification.
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