Midnattssol : Metamorfoser och medvetandefilosofi i The Hidden Oracle och Midnight Sun

• Main Author: Jonsson Höök, Malin
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper 2021
• Subjects: Rick Riordan; Stephenie Meyer; The Hidden Oracle; Midnight Sun; Apollo; Edward Cullen; Philosophy of mind; Mind-body problem; Metamorphosis; Death; Immortality; Mortality; Oraklets Gåta; Midnattssol; Apollon; Medvetandefilosofi; Kropp-själ-problemet; Metamorfoser; Död; Odödlighet; Dödlighet; General Literature Studies; Litteraturvetenskap; polar night; midnight sun
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-179659

The aim of this work is to examine how physical and mental metamorphoses affect the perception of the self. To do this I study the literary characters Apollo (The Hidden Oracle, by Rick Riordan) and Edward Cullen (Midnight Sun, by Stephenie Meyer), both of whom experience these different kinds of metamorphoses. I approach this problem with the help of philosophy of mind and, more specifically, the mind-body problem as well as the problem of personal identity. Amongst other things, I find that the physical metamorphoses are what enable and initiate the mental ones. I also discover that one of the biggest impacts on personal identity and the self comes from whether the characters are immortal or not.