<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.f3b1fba60ec7970c.css">

Walker Percy’s Pilgrim: The Moviegoer, identity, and the American landscape

Simple item page
avondale.affiliateCarrigy, Daniel; 0000-0003-0776-5447
avondale.departmentScripture, Spirituality and Society Research Centre
avondale.facultyArts
avondale.reporting.fieldOfEducation09 Society and Culture
avondale.reporting.fieldOfResearch47 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE::4705 Literary studies
avondale.reporting.isPeerReviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.contributor.authorCarrigy, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-16T22:23:27Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionWalker Percy’s The Moviegoer is one of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century. Numerous scholars have explored the theological intonations of the text, often focusing on either Kierkegaardian readings or the notion of man as wayfarer. However, such scholars have neglected Percy’s own characterization of his protagonist as a pilgrim centered in the Western tradition. This article seeks to address this oversight. It situates the novel within the context of the Puritan errand into wilderness and the significance of the frontier in American history and culture, providing an important expansion on extant scholarship.
dc.identifier.citationCarrigy, D. (2025). Walker Percy’s pilgrim: The Moviegoer, identity, and the American landscape. Christianity & Literature, 74(3), 364-385.
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/36055388
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherConference on Christianity and Literature
dc.relation.urihttps://www.christianityandliterature.com/journal
dc.rights© 2025 Conference on Christianity and Literature. Due to copyright restrictions, this article is unavailable for download. Avondale students and staff may access the full text of the article via a Library Primo search. https://avondale.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61UNI_AVN/1ascn7/alma991012587382202354
dc.subjectWalker Percy
dc.subjectThe Moviegoer
dc.subjectpilgrim
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectlandscape
dc.titleWalker Percy’s Pilgrim: The Moviegoer, identity, and the American landscape
dc.typeJournal Article

Files

License bundle

Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.67 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed to upon submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Scripture, Spirituality And Society Research Centre
Arts

Avondale University acknowledges our Sovereign God as Creator and Provider of all things. We respectfully acknowledge the Awabakal and Darramuragal people as the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live, work, study and worship across our Lake Macquarie and Sydney campuses. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations People.

Aboriginal Peoples are advised the Library Collection contains images, voices and names of deceased people in physical and online resources. The Library recognises the significance of the traditional cultural knowledges contained within its Collection. The Library acknowledge some materials contain language that may not reflect current attitudes, was published without consent or recognition, or, is offensive. These materials reflect the views of the authors and/or the period in which they were produced and do not represent the views of the Library.

Avondale University is a member of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist system of universities and colleges.

CRICOS Provider No.: 02731D. RTO: 91191. TEQSA: PRV12015. ABN: 53 108 186 401.

© Avondale University Ltd 2026