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CONFESSION OF JACK BURDEN (ROBERT PENN WARREN)
- Date Issued:
- 1987
- Summary:
- The narrative structure of All the King's Men conforms to the religio-ritual pattern of Confession. While he pretends to recount Willie Stark's career in an objective manner, Jack is actually burying his own guilt under this veneer of detachment. He must, in fact, assume much of the responsibility for the story's final tragedy. When he is unable to curtail his anguish by removing himself from the truth, however, he admits his responsibility. His penance takes the form of seeking reconciliation with people for whom he once felt a deep contempt--and when he forgives their frailty, he experiences forgiveness for his frailty. Jack is therefore able to continue on in hope. And so, like the Ancient Mariner, Jack experiences a measure of peace after telling his story.
Title: | THE CONFESSION OF JACK BURDEN (ROBERT PENN WARREN). |
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Name(s): |
WONG, PHILIP CHRISTOPHER. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Coyle, William, Thesis advisor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1987 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 52 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | The narrative structure of All the King's Men conforms to the religio-ritual pattern of Confession. While he pretends to recount Willie Stark's career in an objective manner, Jack is actually burying his own guilt under this veneer of detachment. He must, in fact, assume much of the responsibility for the story's final tragedy. When he is unable to curtail his anguish by removing himself from the truth, however, he admits his responsibility. His penance takes the form of seeking reconciliation with people for whom he once felt a deep contempt--and when he forgives their frailty, he experiences forgiveness for his frailty. Jack is therefore able to continue on in hope. And so, like the Ancient Mariner, Jack experiences a measure of peace after telling his story. | |
Identifier: | 14366 (digitool), FADT14366 (IID), fau:11169 (fedora) | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): |
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1987. |
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Subject(s): | Warren, Robert Penn,--1905---All the king's men | |
Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14366 | |
Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
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Host Institution: | FAU | |
Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |