From Arcadia to Heroism: The Progression of the Protagonists in Evelyn Waugh's <em>Decline and Fall</em>, <em>A Handful of Dust</em> and <em>Brideshead Revisited</em>.

<p>This study is an examination of the protagonists in Evelyn Waugh's Decline and Fall, A Handful of Dust, and Brideshead Revisited. The purpose of this study is to show how each novel displays the same type of character progressing towards heroism. This type of heroism is explained by using Carol Pearson's The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By. Using Pearson's archetypes to discuss these protagonists gives one a better understanding of the characters and their development as they move towards self-knowledge.</p> <p>The introduction explains the term <em>hero</em> and gives a brief review of Pearson's book. Chapters two, three and four are each devoted to one of the specified novels and contain an examination of how the protagonist progresses through Pearson's archetypes. Chapter five is the conclusion, which summarizes this study and states the usefulness of archetypes in understanding the development of a character, as well as the importance of taking the heroic journey.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - restricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• McInturff, Tammy J.

• Evelyn Waugh
• hero
• archetypes
• Decline and Fall
• A Handful of Dust
• Brideshead Revisited
• Arts and Humanities
• English Language and Literature

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• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/100

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1150