TY  - JOUR
TT  - A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SOCIAL CLASS CONCEPT IN  ANTON CHEKHOV’S THE CHERRY ORCHARD AND JOHN OSBORNE’S LOOK BACK IN ANGER
AU  - Öğünç, Ömer
PY  - 2017
DA  - March
DO  - 10.17498/kdeniz.297873
JF  - Karadeniz Uluslararası Bilimsel Dergi
JO  - Karadeniz | Black Sea | чёрное море
PB  - Hayrettin İVGİN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1308-6200
SP  - 39
EP  - 54
VL  - 33
IS  - 33
KW  - Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
KW  - John Osborne
KW  - The Cherry Orchard
KW  - Look Back in Anger
KW  - alt sınıf
KW  - orta sınıf
KW  - sosyal çatışma
KW  - değişim
N2  - Anton PavlovichChekhov’s The Cherry Orchard (1904)depicting the lives of lower, middle and upper class Russian people at the verybeginning of the twentieth century reflects the clash that takes place betweenthese quite different social communities. About forty years after theemancipation of the serfs, Russian nobility represented by Madame Ranevsky haslost its financial power; so that, the last symbol of the glorious past, inthis case the cherry orchard, is to be bought by the newly arising middle classidentified with Lopahin. During the harsh struggle between these two classes,the lower class resuming the old values is left behind just as the old man Firsis forgotten at the end of the play. The result is the dawn of a new era withits dramatic changes for everyone.Turning back toJohn Osborne’s Look Back in Anger (1956),the theme of struggle within the society focuses on lower and middle classes.Despite his great love for his wife Alison, Jimmy cannot cope with his innerconflicts resulting from the inability to reconcile his lower class backgroundwith that upper middle class of his wife. Therefore his anger never seems tocalm down. That is also why he wishes Alison’s baby to die and has anintercourse with Alison’s close friend Helena. While the middle class peopleare responsible for all evil in this life, Cliff contributes to that with hisignorance and idleness sitting in the room. For Jimmy, all the desirablequalities and values are situated in the working class. Jimmy’s anger stemmingfrom his obsession in the past and the responsibility he carries in himself tomake up for the mistakes of the previous generations prevent him from lookingforward. However, Alison’s return at the end of the play and the beginning ofthe love game between the couple once again shows that there is still hope forthe future. 
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