“Keep reaching out your hand” : Accepting death and trauma in A
Court of Silver Flames and Under the Whispering Door

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“Keep reaching out your hand” : Accepting death and trauma in A Court of Silver Flames and Under the Whispering Door

VARGOVÁ, Veronika

Základní údaje

Originální název

“Keep reaching out your hand” : Accepting death and trauma in A Court of Silver Flames and Under the Whispering Door

Autoři

VARGOVÁ, Veronika

Vydání

6th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, ICSHE, 17-19 June 2022, Université Côte d’Azur Campus Carlone, Nice, France, 2022

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Francie

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

agency; abuse; acceptance; death; guilt

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 20. 1. 2023 17:44, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

This paper is discussing the similar approach to death and trauma in two recently published American adult fantasy novels: A Court of Silver Flames (2021) by Sarah J. Maas and Under the Whispering Door (2021) by TJ Klune, which are, as will be argued, trauma novels. After having unexpectedly lost their lives, both protagonists were brought back to life, however, not as a human. They are coping with their shared trauma from death, no longer being human, and abusive childhood. Yet, they still exist as outsiders in a close community after having lost everything important they had. In addition to death and loss, the protagonists repeatedly experience trauma due to denial of agency in decision-making and freedom of movement, which is a key theme in both novels. Moreover, this paper aims to answer the underlying question of both novels: Are they redemption stories? Because the protagonists are not conventionally good people, and in the process of trying to learn to live with their trauma, they are also forced to reflect on their past actions, accept the consequences, and at the end of the story, they are expected to follow the traditional redemption arch and right their wrongs. Their journey to accepting themselves and their trauma then becomes their journey of redemption.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1478/2021, interní kód MU

Název: Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies II

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies II

Citovat

VARGOVÁ, Veronika. “Keep reaching out your hand” : Accepting death and trauma in A Court of Silver Flames and Under the Whispering Door. In 6th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, ICSHE, 17-19 June 2022, Université Côte d’Azur Campus Carlone, Nice, France. 2022.

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   language = {eng},
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   year = {2022}
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VARGOVÁ, Veronika. “Keep reaching out your hand” : Accepting death and trauma in A Court of Silver Flames and Under the Whispering Door. In \textit{6th International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Education, ICSHE, 17-19 June 2022, Université Côte d’Azur Campus Carlone, Nice, France}. 2022.

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