"To Understand Me, You'll Have to Swallow a World:" Understanding Rhetorical Confusion in Transnational Literature
dc.access.option | Open Access | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Taylor, Richard C., 1956- | |
dc.contributor.author | Kliman, Jaclyn | |
dc.contributor.department | English | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-12T19:22:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-01T08:01:56Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04-23 | |
dc.date.submitted | May 2019 | |
dc.date.updated | 2019-06-11T15:59:38Z | |
dc.degree.department | English | |
dc.degree.discipline | MA-English | |
dc.degree.grantor | East Carolina University | |
dc.degree.level | Masters | |
dc.degree.name | M.A. | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis aims to define and explore the concept of rhetorical confusion as a pattern that exists within transnational literature. Specifically, rhetorical confusion is defined as a trend within transnational texts in which necessary information or clarification is not provided to a reader, in regards to a country's history, politics, or language. As a result, readers may experience discomfort as they read. Understanding and codifying rhetorical confusion, however, allows the opportunity for the unfamiliar reader to garner a better sense of understanding of a text's subject country or culture. The application of rhetorical confusion is demonstrated by exploring the ways in which Salman Rushdie's reimagining of India's history in Midnight's Children may be beneficial or detrimental to the unfamiliar reader. Additionally, NoViolet Bulawayo's We Need New Names establishes how rhetorical confusion can provide a reader with a greater sense of empathy for protagonist Darling. This thesis progresses to demonstrate the need to continue the conversation surrounding rhetorical confusion by examining Mohsin Hamid's Exit West. | |
dc.embargo.lift | 2020-05-01 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7249 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | East Carolina University | |
dc.subject | Transnational Literature | |
dc.subject | Confusion | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Reader-response criticism | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Literature--History and criticism | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Rhetorical criticism | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Rushdie, Salman. Midnight's children | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bulawayo, NoViolet. We need new names | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hamid, Mohsin, 1971-, Exit west | |
dc.title | "To Understand Me, You'll Have to Swallow a World:" Understanding Rhetorical Confusion in Transnational Literature | |
dc.type | Master's Thesis | |
dc.type.material | text |