When the Car Stops, Trouble Begins: Doris Betts's Heading West

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

When the Car Stops, Trouble Begins: Doris Betts's Heading West

Original language description

The essay provides an analysis of Doris Betts's fourth novel, Heading West (1981). The story of a kidnapped North Carolina librarian focuses on the protagonist's search for a new identity during her involuntary journey to the West. The phenomenon of being on the road is discussed, together with the crucial role of cars in American life and the symbolism of the West in American history. Through examples demonstrating that people mistake the desperate attempts of a woman in danger to get help for the normal behavior of a frustrated wife, the essay shows that the real danger starts only when the car stops. Betts's novel is also compared to Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" and Wise Blood, where the same theme can be detected.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

AL - Art, architecture, cultural heritage

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2010

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

America in Motion

ISBN

978-80-244-2458-3

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Number of pages

16

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Publisher name

Univerzita Palackého

Place of publication

Olomouc

Event location

Olomouc

Event date

Sep 7, 2008

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

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