Essays about: "self-discovery"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the word self-discovery.

1. 11. Violent Discoveries : Three theories on the protagonist's journey towards self-discovery through the use of violence in Chuck Palahniuk‟s Fight Club

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora; Akademin för utbildning och ekonomi

   Author : David Hurtig; [2011]
   Keywords : Fight Club; Chuck Palahniuk; Oedipal; masculinity; Marxism; violence;

   Abstract : The following essay analyzes the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk from three different perspectives; Marxism/capitalism, masculinity, and the Oedipal complex. The aim is to understand why the protagonist in the novel uses violence as a means of expression. READ MORE

3. 12. How to Find Yourself First : Shopaholic, Queen of Babble and Chick Lit as a Genre

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Helen Smedlund; [2010]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the genre of Chick Lit and two novels in that genre: Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella and Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot. The essay examines the origins of the Chick Lit genre and discusses its influences and the typical trademarks of the Chick Lit novel. READ MORE