The meaning of fear in Annie Proulx' novel 'The Shipping News'

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book The meaning of fear in Annie Proulx' novel 'The Shipping News' by Stephan Holm, GRIN Verlag
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Author: Stephan Holm ISBN: 9783638141468
Publisher: GRIN Verlag Publication: September 8, 2002
Imprint: GRIN Verlag Language: English
Author: Stephan Holm
ISBN: 9783638141468
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Publication: September 8, 2002
Imprint: GRIN Verlag
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2 (B), University of Flensburg (English), course: Temporary American Fiction: Novels and Stories by Annie Proulx, 1 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The novel 'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx tells about a man named Quoyle who works for a third-rate newspaper in the state of New York. Formed by his unhappy childhood he tries to find his place in a cruel world and marries a nymphomaniac who dies in a car accident. Quoyle's aunt appears and persuades him to take his two daughters and leave for Newfoundland, the place his ancestors came from. There Quoyle starts to deal with his fears and takes charge of his life. Quoyle is a complex character with a couple of interesting peculiarities. He unites a lot of different fears inside of him. It is worth to take more than a quick look at those fears.

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Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2 (B), University of Flensburg (English), course: Temporary American Fiction: Novels and Stories by Annie Proulx, 1 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The novel 'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx tells about a man named Quoyle who works for a third-rate newspaper in the state of New York. Formed by his unhappy childhood he tries to find his place in a cruel world and marries a nymphomaniac who dies in a car accident. Quoyle's aunt appears and persuades him to take his two daughters and leave for Newfoundland, the place his ancestors came from. There Quoyle starts to deal with his fears and takes charge of his life. Quoyle is a complex character with a couple of interesting peculiarities. He unites a lot of different fears inside of him. It is worth to take more than a quick look at those fears.

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