Narrative Strategies and Race: Analyzing the Treatment of Indigenous People in Imperial Novels

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dc.contributor.advisorPond, Kristen A.
dc.contributor.authorWolf, Grayson
dc.contributor.departmentEnglish.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-11T18:49:57Z
dc.date.available2016-08-11T18:49:57Z
dc.date.copyright2016
dc.date.issued2016-08-11
dc.description.abstractThis thesis posits a hermeneutical principle by which a contemporary reader can understand the function of racism in imperial literature. Rather than ascribe racism to the author without consideration for how it is used within the novel, a reader ought to attribute racism to the narrative strategy in order to fully comprehend the thematic importance of racism. This is true for any given work of imperial literature. Having made this assertion, the thesis examines how the hermeneutical principle aids in the analysis of three Imperial novels initially written for a British readership: Flora Annie Steel’s On the Face of the Waters: A Tale of the Mutiny, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, and Philip Meadows Taylor’s Confessions of a Thug. In the thematic analysis of these tales, it is demonstrated that the narrative’s message is incomprehensible if one does not ascribe racism to the narrative strategy.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9789
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectImperial Literature.en_US
dc.subjectRacism.en_US
dc.titleNarrative Strategies and Race: Analyzing the Treatment of Indigenous People in Imperial Novelsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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