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Psalms of Serphius
Title
Psalms of Serphius.
Creator
Fernandez, Michele Barbara., Florida Atlantic University, Payne, Johnny
Abstract/Description
In Psalms of Serphius, through the character of Kaylan, we take a journey to see where and how one crosses the line from hero to villain. Is it simply a matter of perspective? History written by the winner? Perhaps the one difference between hero and villain is that in most cases, the villain follows the means justifies the end philosophy, while the hero will usually manage to find a way to satisfy the end without sacrificing his integrity. Maybe this is the distinction between the hero and...
Show moreIn Psalms of Serphius, through the character of Kaylan, we take a journey to see where and how one crosses the line from hero to villain. Is it simply a matter of perspective? History written by the winner? Perhaps the one difference between hero and villain is that in most cases, the villain follows the means justifies the end philosophy, while the hero will usually manage to find a way to satisfy the end without sacrificing his integrity. Maybe this is the distinction between the hero and the anti-hero. In Psalms, Kaylan certainly starts out with all the qualities and opportunities to be a hero, but by the end of the novel, he is most definitely an anti-hero, and on his way to becoming a villain.
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Date Issued
2001
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12849
Subject Headings
Heroes--Fiction., Antiheroes--Fiction.
Format
Document (PDF)
DECODING DEXTER: AN ANALYSIS OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE SERIAL KILLER
Title
DECODING DEXTER: AN ANALYSIS OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE SERIAL KILLER.
Creator
Burns-Davies, Erin, Caputi, Jane, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Abstract/Description
In an intersectional feminist analysis of Dexter in both the novels by Jeff Lindsay as well as the Showtime television series, this dissertation will explore the challenging but compelling nature of the serial killer as a pop culture icon, and address themes of gender and sexuality as well as class, ethnicity and regions as they are portrayed in the series. Dexter Morgan, on the Showtime series and in the novels, both exposes popular culture’s problematic identification with the serial killer...
Show moreIn an intersectional feminist analysis of Dexter in both the novels by Jeff Lindsay as well as the Showtime television series, this dissertation will explore the challenging but compelling nature of the serial killer as a pop culture icon, and address themes of gender and sexuality as well as class, ethnicity and regions as they are portrayed in the series. Dexter Morgan, on the Showtime series and in the novels, both exposes popular culture’s problematic identification with the serial killer and solidifies it by being a socially palatable anti-hero.
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Date Issued
2019
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013288
Subject Headings
Dexter, Crime in popular culture, Antiheroes, Serial murderers--Drama, Serial murderers--Fiction
Format
Document (PDF)
THE LONESOME AND ENTRAPPED EXISTENCE OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH’S ANTIHERO: THOMAS RIPLEY
Title
THE LONESOME AND ENTRAPPED EXISTENCE OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITH’S ANTIHERO: THOMAS RIPLEY.
Creator
Leyva, Enma, Adams, Robert Don, Florida Atlantic University, Department of English, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description
While literary critics acknowledge the amoral and criminal behavior of Thomas Ripley, the antihero in Patricia Highsmith’s Ripliad series, many critics fail to recognize Highsmith’s parables in connection to ethical responsibility to the Other and guilt because of falling into complete despair. By examining Ripley’s character through an ethical lens, I contend that Ripley’s inability to connect with others disallows him from engaging in moral behavior that would establish basic responsibility...
Show moreWhile literary critics acknowledge the amoral and criminal behavior of Thomas Ripley, the antihero in Patricia Highsmith’s Ripliad series, many critics fail to recognize Highsmith’s parables in connection to ethical responsibility to the Other and guilt because of falling into complete despair. By examining Ripley’s character through an ethical lens, I contend that Ripley’s inability to connect with others disallows him from engaging in moral behavior that would establish basic responsibility for others. This results in a repetitive cycle of criminality that leads to inner turmoil and a sickness of the spirit. This thesis analyzes the parables in Highsmith’s novels by applying Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics in relation with Soren Kierkegaard’s conception of human existence. Ripley lives a lonely existence because he is unaware of his ethical dilemma, covets wealth at all costs, and fails to recognize that his division from society is at the root of his infinite despair.
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Date Issued
2021
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013695
Subject Headings
Antiheroes in literature, Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995. Talented Mr. Ripley
Format
Document (PDF)