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Mario Vargas Llosa: The feast of the goat - fiction vs. historical facts
Stejskalová, Hana ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor) ; Charvátová, Anežka (referee)
(in English): The Bachelor's Thesis examines Mario Vargas Llosa's novel, The Feast of The Goat. It analyzes the novel from a historical point of view. First part pays attention to the history of Dominican Republic, it focuses on the period of dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, especially on its last years. It examines his politics, cult of his personality and mark that he left in dominican history. The second part compares historical reality with literary presentation by Mario Vargas Llosa. It examines how much the author remains trutful to the historical facts and shows, where he helps himself out with fiction. Further on it analyzes particular characters and clarifies why are they significant to characterize Trujillo and his regime. The final chapter upholds the novel as a historical source, although is is a historical novel.
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Dominican Immigrant Alienation in the Short Fiction of Junot Díaz/Odcizení dominikánských imigrantů v krátkých povídkách Junota Díaze
FLACHOWSKÁ, Lenka
This diploma thesis deals with a literary analysis of the collection of short stories by an American-Dominican author Junot Díaz. The central subject of his work Drown is the problematic of immigration mainly from the Dominican Republic to the United States. This diploma thesis is focused on a detailed study of the alienting consequences caused by the uprooting of characters from their Dominican culture and nation but at the same time by the effort to assimilate with the new culture, in this case with the culture of the United States. Each of the ten stories of the collection of short stories Drown is separately evaluated and subsequently the possible causes of the alienation are deduced. Alienation is not only restricted to the culture and nation, but it also plays an important role in considering conflicts within the family members. Secondly, the thesis analyses the matter of not being able to adapt to the new environment. For a broader scope of all the probable causes and manifestations of the alienation, another three short stories by Junot Díaz published in The New York Time are added to for the analysis. Junot Díaz repeatedly mentions some of the poingnant historical events of the Dominican Republic. For better orientation, the brief history of the Dominican Republic as well as the major points of the U.S.-Dominican relations are included in this diploma thesis. The introduction also consists of biographical information about Junot Díaz and short theory of postcolonial literature.
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Specifics of the business environment in the Dominican Republic and possibilities of the extension of cooperation between the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic
Rejtharová, Michaela ; Gullová, Soňa (advisor) ; Klosová, Anna (referee)
The diploma thesis Specifics of the business environment in the Dominican Republic and possibilities of the extension of cooperation between the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic brings detailed view on the business environment of that developing country. The business environment is investigated by the PEST analysis, the political and legal environment, the economic environment, the social and cultural environment and the technical environment. Strengths, weaknesses of the country and opportunities and threats for potencial entrepreneurs are assessed by the SWOT analysis. The mutual business cooperation between the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic is subject of the last part of my thesis. The mutual institutions and treaties are presented and possibilites of the extension of cooperation between two countries are proposed based on the investigation in the czech travel agencies and entrepreneurs experienced in this territory.
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Obchodní a kulturní specifika Haiti a Dominikánské republiky
Klimeš, Jan ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Korandová, Jiřina (referee)
The bachelor thesis of the University of Economics in Prague deals with problems of Haiti and the Dominican Republic from the perspective of business and cultural specificity. The theme was chosen because of significant differences between the two countries, both in culture and in the economy. Another reason was that the author was visiting the island of Hispaniola during one month. This visit left mixed feelings for the author. Significant differences in the maturity of both countries and especially poverty in Haiti are discussed throughout the work and then outlines some possible methods for increasing standard of living and a better future for the population. The thesis deals first with historical development, then divided into two parts, i.e. the first one is devoted to Haiti and the second one to the Dominican Republic. It is approached from different point of view, perspectives, such as the economic situation, relations with the Czech Republic, the cultural specificity and current events. Further progress of the two independent states on the island of Hispaniola would have been very successful not only for the territory itself but also for the success of our entire civilization.
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