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The Search for Identity and Creating Parallel Worlds in The House of Sleep by J. Coe
KRPALOVÁ, Michaela
The subject matter of this thesis is to analyse the novel The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe in the context of the contemporary British experimental prose. In the theoretical part the work will focus on the main features and the development of the British postmodern novel and it will analyse the role and functions of sleep. Additionally, it will deal with the topics the search for identity and creating parallel worlds. In the practical part it will elaborate the dominant motif of insanity and it will focus on the ambiguity of the chief protagonists including the ambiguity of their sexual orientation. Last but not least, this thesis will provide a thematic analysis of the main characters in the context of the absence or the unfulfillment of their desires. Besides, this thesis will attempt to find out the basic traits of the narrative technique typical of postmodern novels.

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