In this thesis I analyze rape as a plot device in the contemporary novel. Firstly, I explain the
term novel, focusing on the definition and its characteristics. The types of novels discussed in
my thesis are the contemporary novel, the modificated traditional novel and the anti-utopian
novel. Secondly, I research sexual assault and rape as a theme during wartime. The second
half of my thesis consists of the analysis of selected novels. Throughout the analysis I
emphasize the motif of rape in selected novels as well as other key features. In addition, there
is a section explaining narrative techniques used in novels. For easier understanding, I include
short summaries of the works analyzed in my thesis. I closely examine rape as a plot device in
Slovene novels Hiša Marije Pomočnice (The House of the Mary Help of Christians) by Ivan
Cankar, Filio Ni Doma (Filio Is Not At Home) and Ptičja Hiša (The Birdhouse) by Berta
Bojetu-Boete, Zaznamovana (Scarreřlu5izd) by Nedeljka Pirjevec as well as the English
bestseller The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Croatian novel Kao Da Me Nema (As
If I Am Not There) by Slavenka Drakulić and a novel Temná Láska (Dark Love) by a Czech
author Alexandra Berkova.
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