Perry Smith and Josef Kavalier: Historical and Literary Victimized Victimizers

<p>In literary trauma theory, victimized victimizers represent an ambiguous area. In my thesis, I show how Perry Smith, a historical figure in Truman Capote's <em>In Cold Blood</em>, and Josef Kavalier, a fictional character in Michael Chabon's <em>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay</em>, represent these ambiguities. Both men become murderers acting out violence that was inflicted upon them as children. However, only Kavalier seems to work through the trauma.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Grantor dc:publisher

Brigham Young University - Provo

Author dc:creator

• Jeo, Noella

• trauma theory
• victimized victimizers
• In Cold Blood
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
• Truman Capote
• Michael Chabon
• Perry Smith
• Josef Kavalier
• Cathy Caruth
• Dominick LaCapra
• English Language and Literature

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/592

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-1591