Characters in Campus Novels by David Lodge B.A. Major Thesis

Masarykova univerzita v Brně
Filozofická fakulta

Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky

Bakalářská diplomová práce

2006 Zuzana Bartoňová
Masaryk University in Brno
Faculty of Arts

Department of English and American Studies

English Language and Literature

Zuzana Bartoňová

Characters in Campus Novels by David Lodge
B.A. Major Thesis

Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A

2006

I declare that I have worked on this thesis independently, using only the primary and secondary sources listed in the bibliography.

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I would like to thank doc. Mgr. Milada Franková for her time, kind help and valuable advice.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 6

2. David Lodge and his Work 9

3. Main Characters – Introduction and Careers 13

4. Phillip Swallow 17

1. Introduction 17

2. Phillip Swallow’s Career 18

5. Morris Zapp 22

1. Introduction 22

2. Morris Zapp’s Career 23

6. Relationships 26

1. Relationships of Phillip Swallow 28

2. Relationships of Morris Zapp 31

7. Other Characters in: 34

1. Changing Places 34

2. Small World 34

3. Nice Work 35

8. Conclusion 37

9. Literature 39

1. Introduction There are two types of campus that people may experience during their lives; the university campus and real life. This thesis will deal with the university