The literary traveler as a metaphor of a human psychological cycle

Author

Jeff Guga

Publication Date

1-1-1988

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Johnson, William C. (William Carl), 1937-

Degree Name

B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)

Legacy Department

Department of English

Abstract

Readers of literature are frequently exposed to principal characters who are travelers. The traveler and his adventure are metaphors of a human psychological cycle—a cycle driven by the need to come to terms with our forthcoming deaths and a cycle which ends, if successful, with a perceived understanding of his or her existence. In pursuing this thesis, an analysis is made of the following novels: Candide, Don Quixote, Gulliver’s Travels, and the Divine Comedy (three books).

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.

Recommended Citation

Guga, Jeff, "The literary traveler as a metaphor of a human psychological cycle" (1988). Honors Capstones. 1232.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-honorscapstones/1232

Extent

16 unnumbered pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

NIU theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from Huskie Commons for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without the written permission of the authors.

Media Type

Text