Essays about: "ESSAY FATHER"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words ESSAY FATHER.

1. 1. The Father of Healing : An Analysis of the Father in Caryl Phillips’ Crossing the River

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Jennifer Orwald; [2022]
   Keywords : Caryl Phillips; Crossing the River; colonialism; postcolonialism; displacement; internalization; roots; routes;

   Abstract : The father in Crossing the River by Caryl Phillips is a character burdened by guilt due to his implication in his children’s enslavement. He can be considered a supernatural being since his character transcends time. READ MORE

3. 2. Family in crisis : A narrative analysis of gender roles and family hierarchy in the movie Turist

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för medier och journalistik (MJ)

   Author : Emil Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : feminist theory; masculinity; film theory; narrative analysis; family hierarchy;

   Abstract : This study conducts a narrative analysis of the film Turist, in order to explore how its portrayal of a contemporary Scandinavian family could provide insight into how gender roles are constructed. Drawing on classical feminist theory, film theory and giving special focus to explore how masculinity and the father’s role is portrayed in relation to femininity this essay uses a theoretical angle that is less explored than others. READ MORE

4. 3. Crossing the River : An Example of Black Politics of Resistance

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Anders Wåke; [2021]
   Keywords : African diaspora; hybridity; unhomeliness; postcolonial; slavery; colonial discourse.;

   Abstract : Caryl Phillis’s novel Crossing the River tells a story of the African diaspora caused by the slave trade. The novel not only depicts the physical aspect of diasporic life, but also sheds light on the cognitive aspects. READ MORE

5. 4. Blinded by Angels, Monsters, Mad Women, or Mothers : The Struggling Break from Patriarchy in Romeo and Juliet and Pride and Prejudice

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Satvinder Sue Munde; [2021]
   Keywords : Patriarchy; Hegemony; Misogynistic; Feminism; Gynocritics;

   Abstract : This study attempts to shed light on the psychological mindsets of two minor femalecharacters in two fictional stories, Lady Capulet, the mother in Romeo and Juliet (1597), and Mrs Bennet, the mother in Pride and Prejudice (1813). The stories are set centuries apart by two different English authors. READ MORE

6. 5. The Downfall and Rebirth of Nash Williams

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Max Sjölander; [2020]
   Keywords : displacement; identity; diaspora; psychoanalysis; postcolonialism;

   Abstract : This essay will analyze the character Nash Williams from Caryl Phillips’s Crossing the River from a postcolonial and psychoanalytical perspective. The purpose is to understand how the horrors of slavery and abuse affected the psyche of Nash Williams. READ MORE