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dc.contributor.authorLao, Edgar Alan O. Jr
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-16T03:09:41Z
dc.date.available2024-05-16T03:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.identifier.citationLao, E. A. O. Jr. (2018). Religious and cultural influences in Yann Martel’s novels: Life of Pi and The High Mountains of Portugal [Unpublished special paper]. Central Philippine University.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12852/3024
dc.descriptionAbstract onlyen_US
dc.description.abstractThis critical study aimed to find out the religious and cultural influences in the two novels of Yann Martel: Life of Pi and The High Mountains of Portugal. Moreover, it focused on how Religion shaped the characters and affected the behavior of the protagonists. Furthermore, the researcher interpreted the findings to answer as to why there are ongoing conundrums in the present day. To achieve the aforementioned goals, the researcher read then two novels six to seven times. Specifically, the two novels were scrutinized for their similarities and differences in terms of plot, setting, characters, and theme. After, the gathered information were recorded in two coding sheets and used to interpret the implication of the themes of the two novels. Then, the two novels were subjected to literary analysis and criticism to gain more insight in what the two novels suggest about the people of modern times. The approaches used were Cultural History, Semiotics, Deconstructionism, and Existentialism. Based on the results, the researcher was able to interpret the implication of the themes of the novel through the similarities and differences of the two novels in terms of plot, setting, characters, and theme. Plus, the researcher was able to discern the the influence of Religion on the characters and behavior of the protagonists. Lastly, the researcher was able to interpret what the novels suggested about the people of modern times.en_US
dc.format.extentvi, 58 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.lccPN 73 .L36 2018en_US
dc.subject.lcshReligious life--Influenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshCultural policy--Influenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshReligion and cultureen_US
dc.subject.lcshLife of Pi (Martel, Yann)en_US
dc.subject.lcshMartel, Yannen_US
dc.subject.lcshNovelsen_US
dc.subject.lcshLiterary criticismen_US
dc.subject.lcshSemioticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshExistentialism in literatureen_US
dc.titleReligious and cultural influences in Yann Martel’s novels: Life of Pi and The High Mountains of Portugalen_US
dc.typeSpecial paperen_US
dcterms.accessRightsNot publicly accessibleen_US
dc.description.bibliographicalreferencesIncludes bibliographical referencesen_US
dc.contributor.chairGotico, Sharlene
dc.contributor.committeememberRomarate, Esther Rose A.
dc.contributor.committeememberCagasan, Bernardo G.
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Languages, Mass Communication and Humanitiesen_US
dc.description.degreeBachelor of Arts major in Englishen_US
local.subjectThe High Mountains of Portugalen_US


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