Storytelling and Identity Creation in 19th-Century American Fiction

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dc.contributor.advisorMolnár, Judit
dc.contributor.authorNeuhaus, Christina Aline
dc.contributor.departmentDE--Bölcsészettudományi Karhu_HU
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-01T07:25:37Z
dc.date.available2015-12-01T07:25:37Z
dc.date.created2015-11-30
dc.description.abstractIdentity is often described as the story we construct about ourselves. An increasing awareness of how identities are created not only allows us to actively influence our internal narratives but also to impact how others perceive us. In the end, any successful participation in identity construction requires the individual to assume full authorship of his or her own story.Research in developmental psychology shows that the stability of personal narratives and the maturity of an individual’s identity depend upon the active exploration of personal beliefs and values and the subsequent commitment to a coherent narrative. This process is necessary for individuals to form stable identities that survive even in unstable environments, for example in the United States during a period of rapid development like the 19th century. Americans had to continually redefine themselves in terms of their changing country, and the period’s literature reflects the nation’s growing pains. This thesis investigates how different narrators in 19th-century short fiction create their personal narratives and how resilient these narratives are when challenged by various factors in their environment. The analysis will investigate which personality traits create stronger identities, and what implications these associations carry for the wider discourse on the formation of a coherent national identity in the 19th-century United States. Moreover, I will look at what enables individuals to create their own identity, and what unique challenges are provided in the American context.hu_HU
dc.description.correctorBK
dc.description.courseAngol-Amerikai Intezethu_HU
dc.description.degreeMSc/MAhu_HU
dc.format.extent46hu_HU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2437/220018
dc.language.isoen_UShu_HU
dc.subjectnarrative psychologyhu_HU
dc.subjectRomanticism
dc.subjectidentity creation
dc.subject.dspaceDEENK Témalista::Irodalomtudományhu_HU
dc.titleStorytelling and Identity Creation in 19th-Century American Fictionhu_HU
dc.title.subtitleA Narrative Analysis of Short Stories by Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthornehu_HU
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Theses (Institute of English and American Studies)