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“Every Atom of Me and Every Atom of You”: Relationships Between Authority, Family, and Gender in His Dark Materials and Paradise Lost

This thesis project examines Philip Pullman’s controversial trilogy, His Dark Materials (1995-2000), and its relationships in theme and content to John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667). Though Pullman has publicly discussed the influences of Paradise Lost on his trilogy, very little academic work has been published examining the similarities and differences between the two. Specifically, I analyze the paradigms of gender, family, and authority as they are represented by each text. I contrast Pullman's Lyra to Milton's Eve, drawing conclusions about the inherent meanings and differences in the two female protagonists and, consequently, the narrative worlds surrounding them. References cited include works examining His Dark Materials, Paradise Lost, and children's literature.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:GEORGIA/oai:scholarworks.gsu.edu:english_hontheses-1010
Date11 May 2012
CreatorsHale, Talia Joy
PublisherScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
Source SetsGeorgia State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceEnglish Honors Theses

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