This thesis is a study of the male character in the works of Michel Tremblay, particularly as depicted in his novels and original plays, excluding translated works, adaptations, musical comedies and movies. Beginning with the play entitled Les Belles-Soeurs (1968) and up to Marcel poursuivi par les chiens (1992), this thesis presents a threefold analysis of the males in Tremblay's dramatic and romanesque universe. The first part of this thesis focuses on Tremblay's methods of characterization; this provides us with the description of the physical and psychological attributes of the character. This first part also features a chapter describing the physical environment and socio-historical context in which the male character evolves. The second part of this thesis and by far the most important, describes the masculine archetypes in Tremblay's works. Since the male archetypes have so far been set aside in favor of extensive study of the female archetypes, our research in the former seems most appropriate. Finally, the third part presents the symbolic representation of the characters: Is the male, according to Tremblay, the image of a powerless and tortured Quebec, as it has often been claimed? In conclusion, this thesis attempts to show that the males, in Tremblay's works, play an important role despite appearances and statements to the contrary made by the author in the course of many interviews.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.40127 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Gouin, Lorraine |
| Contributors | Smith, Andre (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Département de langue et littérature françaises.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001486040, proquestno: NN12373, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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