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The Choice Between Love and Duty and Why Compulsion Can Be Moral : An Analysis of Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy from a Moral Perspective with a Consideration for the EFL Classroom / Valet mellan kärlek och plikt, och varför tankekontroll kan vara moraliskt rätt : En analys av Richelle Meads Törst ur ett moraliskt perspektiv med engelskundervisning i åtanke

In this essay, Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy is analysed through a moral perspective, with a focus on experimentalism and rationalism as presented by Christopher W. Gowans. Furthermore, the application of the novel and its connection to morality in the EFL classroom is discussed, as well as the possibility of introducing fanfiction in the classroom. The main conclusion that could be drawn is that the same action could be either moral or immoral depending on one’s view of morality. The results also indicate that Rose choosing her duty to Lissa over her love for Dimitri was a morally correct decision though it the morality in her having to choose at all is questionable. Furthermore, the results illustrate that compulsion can be moral or immoral depending on why it is used and that it is difficult for the antagonist to be morally correct. It was also concluded that the novel can act as a buffer between the student and the real world and thereby be a starting point for moral discussions in the classroom.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-111152
Date January 2021
CreatorsSvensson, Emma
PublisherLinnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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