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My mind became an eclipse: Incorporating metaphors in narrative writing effectively
(2019-05-13)
This qualitative study investigates what skills about writing narratives and metaphors are
particularly challenging for the university students in an Intermediate English class. The research
questions formulated for this ...
From veil to scarf: Gendered identities in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Marvel comics’ Ms. Marvel
(2019-05-07)
In this thesis, I study two critically-acclaimed texts to explore the construction of gendered identities by Muslim and Muslim-American women in contact zones where they struggle to stay true to themselves. I draw on Judith ...
Building a better princess writing ethnicity and the feminist’s hero’s journey
(2019-12-11)
Desde la década de 1940, Disney ha presentado su propia versión del personaje de princesa, desde Blancanieves hasta Moana. A lo largo del tiempo, Disney ha mejorado la representación de sus princesas, haciéndolas más ...
Christopher Marlowe’s Faustian codes in Eighteenth-century Gothic literature
(2019-05-14)
This thesis explores Renaissance Faustian codes seen in the eighteenth-century Gothic novel using selected works of three writers of the Gothic Revival. I argue that by looking at William Beckford’s Vathek, Matthew G. ...
Finding the path: The library as labyrinth in Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose
(2019-05-13)
This thesis focuses on the labyrinth found within the library in the award-winning novel by Italian author Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose. This research explores how the library labyrinth represents a postmodern embodiment ...
Shamanism in "Manfred" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
(2019-07-11)
The American and French Revolutions spurred class-consciousness across Britain, which caused a political division that resulted in the persecution and condemnation of radicals. Under these dangerous circumstances, Byron ...
A walk through the standing stones: The historical novel, gender and the supernatural in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander.
(2019-05-13)
Traditionally, historical/fantasy novels perpetuate stereotypical narratives; said works are situated in the past and provide some historical background, though unfortunately history is often sacrificed in the quest for ...