Controlling Animals: Vain Attempts at Immortality in Three Works of Fiction
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3631916744
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9783631916742
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New
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Peter Lang AG
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Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 6th, 2024
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158 Pages
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41 grams
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The central thesis of this book is to utilize the notion of the heroic ideal and the immortality projects that humans pursue to fulfill that ideal. This analytical framework will shed light on how characters in select novels impose their will on and subjugate animals in a futile attempt to avert death.
Based on the analytical framework of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Becker, Controlling Animals makes use of the notion of the heroic ideal to expose
dysfunctional attempts at immortality through the interpretation of three works of fiction. In this work, the author demonstrates to readers the flawed pursuit of attempting to avert death through the subjugation of animals. This pursuit is often orchestrated under the guise of the biblical concept of dominion from the Book of Genesis. In short, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the inextricable bond to the natural world and the fragile and tenuous existence in which humans live. The text also underscores the impending need for humans to make meaningful choices that are useful to the world while maintaining respect and deference to their animal co-inhabitants.
dysfunctional attempts at immortality through the interpretation of three works of fiction. In this work, the author demonstrates to readers the flawed pursuit of attempting to avert death through the subjugation of animals. This pursuit is often orchestrated under the guise of the biblical concept of dominion from the Book of Genesis. In short, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the inextricable bond to the natural world and the fragile and tenuous existence in which humans live. The text also underscores the impending need for humans to make meaningful choices that are useful to the world while maintaining respect and deference to their animal co-inhabitants.
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