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The Role of Religion in Twentieth Century War Narratives
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Leon Delić From the earliest days of Christianity to today, battle, war, and warfare have had a longstanding and persistent alliance with religion. Throughout history, from the Battle of Rephidim in the Book of Exodus, and the Medieval Crusades, all the way to World War I, religion, or at least Christianity and war, have had an inseparable bond. Religion is key to understanding those wars – to comprehend why so many people participated in wars, and why they persisted in fighting during these wars....
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The Role of Stay Abroad in Perception of Oral Proficiency and Willingness to Communicate
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Mia Leko This master’s thesis investigated the effects of an international student exchange program “Work and Travel” (W&T) on students’ perceived oral proficiency and willingness to communicate in English. Three groups of respondents were chosen: students of the English language and literature who did not participate in the program, and two groups of students of other faculties, non-language majors, – one that participated in the program and one that did not. Statistically significant...
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The Role of the Monarchy in the United Kingdom
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Mateja Golek This paper examines the different roles of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British Monarchy is one of the most well-known in the world and its influence is significant for the nation, the Commonwealth, and is recognized very favourably globally. The aim of the paper was to prove that along with the representative, religious and the constitutional role, the Sovereign plays a significant part in the Armed Forces, the Commonwealth and as the patron...
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The Runic Script and its Characters in Old English and Middle English Texts
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Monika Petrinec The aim of this work is, primarily, to introduce and describe the topic of the runes as found in the development of the English language. A true value of the runes lies actually in some of the preserved texts which were vastly created during the Old and Middle English period. According to historical evidence, the runes were used by various people since prehistoric times, but the traces were probably lost.
The early inscriptions chiselled into the stone or wood were the results of...
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The Search for Reality in Philip K. Dick's VALIS and The Exegesis
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Dino Lončar In his novels and stories, Philip K. Dick is preoccupied with the question: “What is real?” and at one point, his literary and biographical interests merge. Namely, on 2 March 1974, after a visit to the dentist due to which he was under the influence of sodium pentothal, Dick had a mystical encounter with what he calls VALIS: a higher and more rational mind that “invaded” his. This single experience was the spark which would lead Dick on a long and painful writing journey of over...
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The Shaping of Identity in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels and Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy
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Ana Šovagović In addition to being interesting and educational, Children's and Young Adult literature frequently also has a psychological and emotional role for their readers. When having problems or doubts in life, (young) people tend to escape their world by reading books and imagining themselves in another universe. In their novels, J. K. Rowling and Veronica Roth made up two fantasy worlds for the readers to escape to: the Harry Potter universe and the imaginary, dystopian post-war Chicago...
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The Spread of English in the British Isles
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Valentina Roso The English language changed a lot since the first contact with the Romans in 43 B.C.E. and it is still changing today. When they left the British Isles, Romans left behind Latin, which later was of great importance to the English language, giving that many words we use today have Latin origin. After the Romans, Germanic tribes migrated to the British Isles, shaping England and starting the period of Old English. In 1066 England is invaded again, this time by the Normans, who brought French...
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The Story of Pied Piper in the Works of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and Robert Browning
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Jula Dakić Fairy tales are stories that aim to entertain and teach children valuable life lessons. One such fairy tale would be the story of the Pied Piper. Most people know the following version of the story. Once upon a time, rats were plaguing a town. The citizens were at their wits’ end trying to figure out how to get rid of them. Then, one day, a man comes to the town offering them help in exchange for a certain sum of money. The town agrees to the bargain and the man enchants all the rats by...
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The Symbol of the Female Ghost in Toni Morrison's Beloved
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Antonija Bičvić Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved is both a neo-slave narrative and a ghost story. With supernatural elements mixing in with everyday life of former slaves, Morrison writes about the experiences of African Americans who had to deal with traumas of slave life even when free. The story unravels in two timelines, with the main plot set in the present and constantly interrupted by fragmented memories. Those memories are usually marked with trauma, and give readers further insight into the...
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The Topic of Consumerism in Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho
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Danijela Šarić With the ever-increasing focus on capitalism and materialistic values in Western society,
emerged a new appreciation for Bret Easton Ellis’ third novel, American Psycho. A cult classic
in both book and film format, this cultural phenomenon does an outstanding job of creating a
unique perspective on consumerism and the ways in which it affects humans both on an
individual and societal level. Therefore, the main focus of this paper is the topic of
consumerism in American Psycho....
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