Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2017
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
This piece explores the motif of vision that is used repeatedly throughout J.M. Coetzee's novel Waiting for the Barbarians. Hegel's master-slave dialectic theory can help readers understand the power struggles that are found throughout the novel, as demonstrated through the motif of vision and blindness.
Recommended Citation
Klaassen, Elisa, "Finding Freedom From Blindness" (2017). Student Scholarship – English. 3.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/engl_stsc/3
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Comments
Dr. Rebecca Belcher-Rankin advised this project. It was submitted and accepted at Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society's 2018 conference, which focused specifically on the idea of freedom.