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Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department / School
English
First Advisor
Charles Woodard
Abstract
A range of attitudes exists within war literature, from the great epics celebrating the victories of war to the disillusioned novels attempting to re-create war's atrocities. Within this range lie the questions of right and wrong, truth and lies, justice and injustice. While these questions are not easily answered, the artist struggles with many variants to expose what he or she believes to be true. One of the many aspects which the artist attempts to deal with in the American war novel is the psychology of the individual soldier searching for answers, and for truth. Usually the protagonist is fighting much more than an "evil enemy"; he is fighting nature, society, and most of all, his conscience.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
War in literature
Individualism -- Fiction
War stories, American -- History and criticism
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
109
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Goeken, Sheila, "The Concept of the Individual in Five American War Novels" (1990). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5343.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5343