| Titre : | The Disillusionment of American society after World War One Case study: William Faulkner’s “Soldiers’ Pay” |
| Auteurs : | HAKEM Fatiha, Auteur ; P/ LLA Dr. Rabha Raouti, Directeur de thèse |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | SAIDA [ALGERIE] : 1- University of Saida - Dr. Moulay Tahar / Faculty of Letters, Languages and Arts Department of English Language and Literature, 2016-2017 |
| Format : | 50p / 27cm |
| Accompagnement : | CD |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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Acknowledgements ……………….........................................................................I
Dedication………………………………………………………………………...II Abstract………………………………………………………………………….III Table of contents………………………………………………………………......IV General introduction…………………………………………………....................01 Theoretical part Chapter one: World War One and its aftermath in Europe and USA Introduction ………………………………………………………………………..04 1. World War One: The war that ended all wars…………………………………..05 1.2 Historical view of World War One ………………………………....................05 1.2.1 The outbreak of World War One……………………………….....................05 1.2.2 Life in the trenches……………………………………………......................05 1.2.3 Fighting on the front……………………………………………....................06 2. The First World War erupt in Europe………………………………...................06 2.1 The road to war………………………………………………………………...06 2.2 The Alliance system……………………………………………........................08 2.3 American involvement in World War One ……………………………………08 2.4 The path to war………………………………………………………………...09 3. The effect of World War One on Europe…………………………......................10 3.1 The political impact………………………………………………....................10 3.2 The economic impact…………………………………………………………..11 3.3 The social impact………………………………………………………………11 3.4 post war Britain………………………………………………………………...12 V 3.5 War’s psychological effects……………………………………………………13 4. The impact of World War One on America……………………………………..14 4.1 Post war recession ……………………………………………………………..16 4.2 Labor unrest …………………………………………………………………...16 4.3 Rise of Radicalism……………………………………………………………..17 4.4 Post war disillusionment……………………………………………………….17 4.5 Psychological trauma…………………………………………………………..18 4.6 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ………………………………………………..19 4.7 Shell Shock…………………………………………………………………….19 4.8 The Great Depression…………………………………………………………..19 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………21 Chapter two: American Literary trends after World War One Introduction………………………………………………………………………..22 1. America in the 20 th century……………………………………………………..23 1.1 The Roaring Twenties times…………………………………….......................23 1.1.1 The Jazz and flappers………………………………………………………...25 2. American Literature: 1914-1945………………………………………………...25 2.1 American Modernism………………………………………………………….26 2.2 The Lost Generation…………………………………………………………....27 2.2.1 Ernest Hemingway…………………………………………………………...29 2.2.2 William Faulkner…………………………………………………………….29 2.2.3 John Dos Passos……………………………………………………………...29 2.3 The rise of modern American novel …………………………………………..30 2.3.1 War: a suitable subject……………………………………………………….31 2.3.2 Language: a useful tool………………………………………………………31 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………33 VI Practical part Chapter three: Disillusionment in “Soldiers’ Pay” Introduction ………………………………………………………………………..34 1. “Soldiers’ Pay” summary………………………………………………………..35 1.1 The great major themes of “Soldiers’ Pay”……………………………………36 1.1.1 The melancholy sense of loss………………………………………………..36 1.1.2 Absurdity of human condition……………………………………………….36 2. Disillusionment in American modern society…………………………………..38 2.1 The collapse of Christianity …………………………………………………...38 2.2 The collapse of values: the collapse of true love………………………………39 3. Mahon’s disillusionment and inability to cope with existence………………….39 4. Emmy trauma and disillusionment ……………………………………………..41 5. Margaret trauma and disillusionment………………………………...................42 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………....45 General Conclusion………………………………………………………………..46 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………..48 Articles……………………………………………………………………………..51 |
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