Date of Award
Spring 5-11-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Dr. Christopher Kocela
Second Advisor
Dr. Calvin Thomas
Third Advisor
Dr. Nancy Chase
Abstract
This paper examines how the protagonist of Gravity’s Rainbow, Tyrone Slothrop, seeks subjective fixity in the historical and postmodern sublime. Using an approach that draws upon the theories of Freud, Lacan, and Zizek, the essay argues that while Slothrop indulges his own paranoia and commits acts of increasing perversion to assert self, these attempts actually blur the lines of identity instead of presenting an autonomous being.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2770686
Recommended Citation
Simony, Christopher, "Slothrop's Sublime: Perversion and Paranoia in Gravity's Rainbow." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2770686
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