Creation date in repository: 2023-07-25
Abstract: This paper aims to study how subjectivity is built and portrayed in Frederick Douglass’s story, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass —an autobiography written in 1845 by Douglass himself, which tries to fight for the abolitionist movement by describing a real example of slavery. Firstly, I begin by setting this paper into a theoretical framework. Secondly, I identify and discuss some of the significant aspects that characterise the construction of his subjectivity, such as identity and individuality, memory, freedom, and dignity concepts. Finally, the last section —the conclusions section —creates a round image of Douglass’s subjectivity. The results conclude that even though Douglass’s subjectivity varies throughout the story, his subjectivity is built around personal traits like identity, memory, freedom and dignity.
Subject: Filologia
Language: en
Subject areas: Filología Philology Filologia
Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Student: Canals Bejarano, Andrea
Academic year: 2021-2022
Title in different languages: La construcción de la subjetividad en La Narrativa de la vida de Frederick Douglass The construction of subjectivity in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass La construcció de la subjectivitat a La Narrativa de la vida del Frederick Douglass
Work's public defense date: 2022-06-17
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Keywords: Literatura Norte Americana, Narrativa de esclavos, subjetividad North American literature, Slave Narrative, Subjectivity Literatura Nord Americana, Narrativa d'esclaus, subjectivitat
Confidenciality: No
TFG credits: 9
Title in original language: The construction of subjectivity in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Project director: Ortells Nicolau, Xavier
Education area(s): Anglès
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
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