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The Prodigal Journey in Modern Fiction

Eidelman, Max
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Archetypes are simplified characters that serve as a template for the complex characters featured in intricate narratives. I intend to investigate the use of the biblical archetype of the Prodigal Son in the modern period of literature. To do so, I plan to research William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! (1936), and Robert Penn Warren’s All The King’s Men (1946). My thesis will explain how the characters in these novels follow, diverge, and alternate around, the arc of the Prodigal Son. In so doing, I will demonstrate the Prodigal Son to be the archetype from which the modern character develops.
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2017-01-01
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Undergraduate Theses: College of Arts and Sciences College Honors
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14849/514
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