The purpose of the analytical part of this master's paper is to specify the signification of the voyage motive considered as the theme of some of the stories in Jacques Ferron's Contes. This theme consists in being at the basis of both travel narratives and tales structure. It is a matter of studying, on the one hand, how the author is spiritually in line with these stories and on the other hand, how he distinguishes himself by his singular use of them. / Two tales, "La vache morte du canyon" and "Cadieu" are analyzed, in the first part, according to literary theories applied on travel narratives. Ferron's versions of this type of stories are particular in that they favour the theme of the return from banishment. The second part of this work treats of the tale "Les Mechins", in which the themes remind the rituals of initiation in tribal societies. The effective displacement achieved by the hero appears as an interiorized voyage rather than a social one. The author transposes, from preexisting but inadequate material to explain the modern society, a new vision of the becoming of the self. / In the creative part of the paper, eleven tales present the introspective reflexion of individuals who have to get over an important period into their life. The flow of the river along which the characters live is a fundamental element determining the way they can go through the learning process. The goal is to reconcile with personal and peculiar destiny.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.27928 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Bélanger, Stéphanie. |
| Contributors | Boucher, Jean-Pierre (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 | Master of Arts (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: 001616012, proquestno: MQ37187, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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