This dissertation analyses Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love, focusing on the distinct representations of affection: romantic, familiar, obsessive, religious. It explores the main relationships of the novel, examining the contrast between Joe and Clarissa's real love and Parry's obsession. It provides a description of Parry's erotomania and the manic and unhealthy delusion he develops for Joe. Also, it deals with his devotion towards God, showing the opposition among science, literature and religion, each embodied by a different character.

This dissertation analyses Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love, focusing on the distinct representations of affection: romantic, familiar, obsessive, religious. It explores the main relationships of the novel, examining the contrast between Joe and Clarissa's real love and Parry's obsession. It provides a description of Parry's erotomania and the manic and unhealthy delusion he develops for Joe. Also, it deals with his devotion towards God, showing the opposition among science, literature and religion, each embodied by a different character.

Between Real and Obsessive Love: an Analysis of Ian McEwan's Enduring Love

MARTINOD, SILVIA
2019/2020

Abstract

This dissertation analyses Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love, focusing on the distinct representations of affection: romantic, familiar, obsessive, religious. It explores the main relationships of the novel, examining the contrast between Joe and Clarissa's real love and Parry's obsession. It provides a description of Parry's erotomania and the manic and unhealthy delusion he develops for Joe. Also, it deals with his devotion towards God, showing the opposition among science, literature and religion, each embodied by a different character.
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This dissertation analyses Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love, focusing on the distinct representations of affection: romantic, familiar, obsessive, religious. It explores the main relationships of the novel, examining the contrast between Joe and Clarissa's real love and Parry's obsession. It provides a description of Parry's erotomania and the manic and unhealthy delusion he develops for Joe. Also, it deals with his devotion towards God, showing the opposition among science, literature and religion, each embodied by a different character.
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