Browsing by Author "Rodrigues, Cassia Djamila Torres de Melo"
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Finding the Self through Travel: A Psychoanalytic Analysis of Self-Discovery and Transformation in Travel Writing
Rodrigues, Cassia Djamila Torres de Melo (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-05-12)My thesis addresses the themes of self-discovery and transformation in travel literature. The travel writing narrative reinforces a cultural and personal consciousness in which mobility, observation, curiosity, accuracy, and imagination become qualities fundamental to understanding oneself. Journeys of self-discovery are a popular form of narrative in travel literature. Using Paulo Coelho’s The ...