Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Arts in English
Advisor
Margaret Case, Ph.D.
Abstract
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sophisticated portrait of postwar America is often referred to as an exposé of Scientology. It is much more than that, however. Anderson’s film articulates a bold proposition: even those who believe they are free from any “master” ideology remain ensnared, with or without their conscious knowledge.
Recommended Citation
Knopf, Chloë, "“You’d Be the First Person in the History of the World”: Inescapable Ideology in The Master" (2019). English Theses. 44.
https://docs.rwu.edu/english_theses/44
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