Determinism in Mark Twain : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorForster, Pearl
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-26T01:17:19Z
dc.date.available2017-01-26T01:17:19Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractDeterminism in Mark Twain In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Mysterious Stranger, Twain illustrates the determinism of forces that he sees as being perpetuated largely through the heredity and conditioning of cultural ethics. Twain makes the inference that the exercise of free will is impossible in any civilised state and that true freedom and democracy can never be anything more than philosophical ideals to struggle for in vain. At best, Twain sees any state of freedom as purely temporary, and in the works discussed asserts that the only real escapes lie in sleep, dreams, insanity, and death. The inability of Twain's heroes to escape or even outwit cultural and other environmental forces to find their own freedom thus emphasizes the power of determinist forces.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/10321
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectTwain, Mark, 1835-1910en_US
dc.subjectCriticism and interpretationen_US
dc.subjectFree will and determinism -- In literatureen_US
dc.titleDeterminism in Mark Twain : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorForster, Pearlen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglishen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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