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The question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“
2016. urn:nbn:hr:162:365542
Bošnjak, Ana
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Bošnjak, A. (2016). The question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“ (Master's thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365542

Bošnjak, Ana. "The question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365542

Bošnjak, Ana. "The question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“." Master's thesis, University of Zadar, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:365542

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TitleThe question of identity in Michael Ondaatje's „The English Patient“
Title (croatian)Pitanje identiteta u Micheal Ondaatjeovom The English Patient
AuthorAna Bošnjak
MentorSenka Božić-Vrbančić (mentor)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2016-09-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Theory and History of Literature
Abstract
A group of characters of mixed nationalities is situated in an Italian villa in the last stages of WWII. Each of them is lost on an unknown territory, away from their loved ones and asking themselves many questions in search of their identity after being crippled by the war. Gradually, through storytelling, they let their guards down and find comfort in the presence of others. The author Michael Ondaatje, an immigrant himself, portrays Canadian multiculturalism when he lets the characters... More discard their national identities and choose to form their own, based on their personalities and relationships with others. Hana, a Canadian nurse, stays behind her troop to take care of a patient that is burned beyond recognition. In him, she sees all the men she was not able to save, including her father and decides to reduce his suffering on his deathbed. The patient is merely known as 'the English Patient' due to his English manner and accent. Although it seems that he has lost his memory, flashbacks that he experiences give us fragments of his life story. Canadian thief Caravaggio blames the English patient for losing his thumbs in war which were part of his identity and wishes to have his revenge. The character that shows real coloniser-colonised relationships is Kip, a Sikh sapper working for the British army dismantling bombs. He is estranged from his Indian family but not completely accepted into British society. He is an 'in-between' character of special interest for Ondaatje, who uses his reactions to further explore major postcolonial themes – those of nationalism and identity. Less
Abstract (croatian)
Grupa likova miješanih nacionalnosti smještena je u talijansku vilu u zadnjim etapama Drugog svjetskog rata. Izgubljeni na nepoznatom teritoriju i daleko od najmilijih postavljaju si mnoga pitanja u potrazi za svojim identitetom. Postepeno, kroz razgovor i pričanje priča, stječu povjerenje jedni u druge i pronalaze utjehu. Autor Michael Ondaatje, također imigrant, vješto prikazuje multikulturalizam Kanade kada likovi odbacuju svoje nacionalne identitete i odlučuju izgraditi vlastite koji... More će se temeljiti na njihovim osobnostima i međusobnim odnosima. Hana, medicinska sestra iz Kanade, ostavlja svoju vojnu trupu kako bi se brinula za pacijenta koji je zadobio opekotine u ratu. U njemu vidi sve one pacijente koje nije uspjela spasiti, pa tako i svog oca te odlučuje umanjiti mu patnje na smrtnoj postelji. Pacijent je poznat pod imenom 'Engleski pacijent' zbog svojih engleskih manira i naglaska. Iako se čini da je izgubio pamćenje, njegova priča, kroz retrospekciju, ipak dolazi na površinu. Kanadski lopov Caravaggio krivi engleskog pacijenta zbog gubitka palčeva u ratu koji su bili dio njegovog identiteta te želi osvetu. Lik koji otkriva prave odnose između kolonizatora i koloniziranih je Kip, sik koji razmontirava bombe za britansku vojsku. Otuđen je od vlastite obitelji, ali nije ni potpuno prihvaćen u britanskom društvu. On je lik koji je 'između' pa je od posebnog interesa za Ondaatjea koji koristi njegove reakcije kako bi dublje istražio glavne postkolonijalne teme – nacionalizam i pitanje identiteta. Less
Keywords
Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:365542
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teaching, Research
Course: Teaching
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra edukacije engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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