Keywords
Oppression, Literature, Psychology, Venezuela
Abstract
The aim of this project is to survey the manner in which oppression is expressed in selected works of literature. It is a topic that not only am I familiar with through my studies of literature and psychology, but one that I, as well as every Venezuelan expatriate has witnessed and felt for their country. The project focuses on social and political oppression, using the current Venezuelan crisis as a focal point, and selected literary sources as a framework. I will analyze dystopian classics such as George Orwell's 1984 and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, as well as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale. I also intend to incorporate important Latin American works such as Before Night Falls by the Cuban author Reinaldo Arenas, Reinaldo Solar by the Venezuelan writer and politician Romulo Gallegos and One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez. Although the main aim of this project is the analysis of oppression in literature through a current political crisis, it also seeks to describe oppression in a literary manner by producing a piece of fiction set in Venezuela, depicting what my research reveals: there is a story behind oppression.
Thesis Completion Year
2025
Thesis Completion Semester
Fall
Thesis Chair
Milanés Rodríguez Cecilia
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
English
Thesis Discipline
Creative Writing
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Subjects
Oppression (Psychology) in literature; Political persecution in literature; Victims of political violence in literature; Dystopias in literature; Venezuelan literature--History and criticism
STARS Citation
Morillo, Juan R., "A Story Of Oppression A Psychological And Creative Approach" (2025). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 450.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/450
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