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Understanding the Origin and Aftermath of Violence in Opal Palmer Adisa's It Begins With Tears
Dupont, Chloé 
Promotor(s) :
Romdhani, Rebecca
Date of defense : 19-Jun-2020/27-Jun-2020 • Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/9411
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| Title : | Understanding the Origin and Aftermath of Violence in Opal Palmer Adisa's It Begins With Tears |
| Translated title : | [fr] Comprendre l'Origine et les Conséquences de la Violence dans It Begins With Tears d'Opal Palmer Adisa |
| Author : | Dupont, Chloé
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| Date of defense : | 19-Jun-2020/27-Jun-2020 |
| Advisor(s) : | Romdhani, Rebecca
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| Committee's member(s) : | Tunca, Daria
Pagnoulle, Christine
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| Language : | English |
| Number of pages : | 96 |
| Keywords : | [en] violence [en] Opal Palmer Adisa [en] It begins with tears [en] postcolonial studies [en] trauma [en] Caribbean literature [fr] études postcoloniales [fr] littérature caribéenne |
| Discipline(s) : | Arts & humanities > Languages & linguistics Arts & humanities > Literature |
| Target public : | Researchers Professionals of domain Student General public Other |
| Institution(s) : | Université de Liège, Liège, Belgique |
| Degree: | Master en langues et lettres modernes, orientation générale, à finalité didactique |
| Faculty: | Master thesis of the Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres |
Abstract
[en] This master's thesis aims to try to understand what drives somebody to resort to violence and the consequences that follow these acts of violence. In order to do so, four traumatic events from Opal Palmer Adisa's It Begins With Tears are analysed: the rape of Monica, the rape of Beryl, the abandonment of Angel, and Althea's beating.
[fr] Ce mémoire a pour but de tenter d'analyser ce qui pousse quelqu'un à avoir recours à la violence et les conséquences qui suivent ces actes de violence. Pour ce faire, quatre événements traumatiques d'It Begins With Tears d'Opal Palmer Adisa sont analysés: le viol de Monica, le viol de Beryl, l'abandon d'Angel, et la violence corporelle envers Althea.
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