The analysis of the theme of anger in john Osborne's: The analysis of the theme of anger in John Osborne's : look back in anger, inadmissible evidence, watch it come down

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2005
Tecimer, Emine
This thesis analyses the theme of anger in John Osborne̕s plays, namely Look Back in Anger, Inadmissible Evidence and Watch it Come Down, in terms of frustration-aggression hypothesis and psychoanalytic theory. It investigates the reasons for the protagonists̕ rage and the ways the characters reflect their anger onto other people.

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E. Tecimer, “The analysis of the theme of anger in john Osborne’s: The analysis of the theme of anger in John Osborne’s : look back in anger, inadmissible evidence, watch it come down,” M.A. - Master of Arts, Middle East Technical University, 2005.