Utopin i Tove Janssons Muminböckerna

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): Utopia in Tove Janssons Moomin books
• Author: Ana Pehar
• Mentor: Janica Tomić (mentor)
• Committee member: Mišo Grundler (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Janica Tomić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; German Studies

Abstract

Ovaj završni rad predstavlja elemente utopije u nekoliko knjiga i stripova o Muminima autorice Tove Jansson. Utopija je savršeno društvo, a utopijski elementi kod Jansson su nepostojanje novca i potrebe za njim, činjenica da u svijetu Mumina nema poslova i dužnosti, nego se likovi umjesto toga bave zabavom i jednostavnim avanturama. Prirodne katastrofe s kojima se ponekad susreću zapravo su metafore za ratna događanja iz dvadesetog stoljeća koje autorica osuđuje i okreće se zato stvaranju idealnog svijeta u ovome serijalu koji se sastoji od devet dječjih knjiga. Odnosi među likovima također su utopijski, nema diskriminacije i ograničenja, nego svi imaju slobodu biti što hoće i raditi što hoće. Svi su jednaki i s pomoću toga postiže se sklad: likovi koji uzrokuju nemir stvaraju balans likovima koji su smireni i optimistični i obrnuto. Dakle, Tove Jansson u svojim knjigama o Muminima kritizira društvene pojave koje osuđuje, ali i predstavlja idealne društvene vrijednosti i prikazuje čarobni svijet u kojemu sve savršeno funkcionira.

Abstract (english)

This paper explores the elements of utopia in different books and comics written by Tove Jansson. Utopia is a perfect society, and utopian elements that can be found in Jansson's works are the absence of money and the need for it, the fact that there are no jobs and duties in the world of Moomins, and that the only things that the characters do are have fun, rest, and go on little adventures. Natural disasters that threaten the characters are metaphors for the events of World War II, which Jansson condemns while creating an ideal world in this series of children’s books. The relationships between the characters are utopian as well: there are no expectations and discrimination; instead everyone is free to be themselves and do what they want. Everybody is equal and that is how harmony is achieved: the chaotic characters balance out those who are calm, and vice versa. In her Moomin series Tove Jansson criticizes some social issues and exemplifies some ideal values in the magical world where everything functions perfectly.

• Keywords: utopija; Tove Jansson; Mumini; dječja književnost
• Keywords (english): Tove Jansson; Moomins; utopia; children's literature
• Language: swedish
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:604990
• Study programme: Title: Swedish Language and Culture (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) švedskog jezika i kulture)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-20 20:00:01