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                                                                                    <journal-title>Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">3062-0112</issn>
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                    <publisher-name>Cankaya University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47777/cankujhss.1566519</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture</subject>
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                                                            <subject>İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü</subject>
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                                    <trans-title>Kesintiye Uğrayan Yolculuk: Bir Anti-Bildungsroman Olarak Gavin Weston’un Harmattan Eseri</trans-title>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <article-title>Disrupting the Journey: Gavin Weston’s Harmattan as an Anti-Bildungsroman</article-title>
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                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3919-336X</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Gümüş</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ersoy</given-names>
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                                                                    <aff>İstanbul Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20250630">
                    <day>06</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2025</year>
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                                        <volume>19</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>212</fpage>
                                        <lpage>223</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20241013">
                        <day>10</day>
                        <month>13</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20250510">
                        <day>05</day>
                        <month>10</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2024, Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences</copyright-holder>
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                            <p>Bu makale, Gavin Weston’ın Harmattan romanını bir “anti-Bildungsroman” olarak ele almakta ve Nijer&#039;de yaşayan genç bir kız olan Haoua&#039;nın gelişiminin, yoksulluk, cinsiyet baskısı ve sosyo-politik istikrarsızlık gibi dış etkenler tarafından engellenmesini incelemektedir. Geleneksel bir Bildungsroman, başkahramanın psikolojik, sosyal ve ahlaki gelişimini takip ederken, Harmattan kesintili ve geriye dönüş tekniğine sahip bir anlatı yapısı sunar. Haoua&#039;nın yolculuğu, sosyo-politik koşullar, baskıcı toplumsal normlar ve ailevi yükümlülükler tarafından sekteye uğratılan kişisel gelişimini tamamlayamamasıyla karakterize edilir. Romanın çizgisel olmayan anlatısı, Haoua&#039;nın gelişimindeki duraklamayı vurgulamakta ve karşılaştığı travma ile hayal kırıklığını gözler önüne sermektedir. Haoua&#039;nın eğitim olanaklarının elinden alınması, zorla evlendirilmesi ve maruz kaldığı fiziksel ve duygusal şiddet, anti-Bildungsroman&#039;ın temel unsurları olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Haoua’nın hikâyesi, kendini gerçekleştirme ile değil, kişisel ve toplumsal dezentegrasyonla ve nihayetinde hapsedilmesiyle sonuçlanmaktadır. Bu analiz aracılığıyla makale, Harmattan&#039;ın sistematik baskılar karşısında bireyin kendisini gerçekleştirme olasılığını tartıştığını ve bu durumu postkolonyal Afrika edebiyatında güçlü bir anti-Bildungsroman örneği haline getirdiğini savunmaktadır. Ayrıca, bu çalışma romanın nihayetinde okuyucunun karakter gelişimi ve toplumsal entegrasyon beklentilerini nasıl altüst ettiğini, kimlik ve öznellik konusunda karamsar ve sonuca ulaşmayan bir bakış açısı sunduğunu incelemektedir.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                                                                                                    <abstract><p>This article explores Gavin Weston’s Harmattan as an anti-Bildungsroman, subverting the traditional coming-of-age narrative through its portrayal of the protagonist Haoua, a young girl in Niger whose development is stunted by external forces such as poverty, gender oppression, and socio-political instability. Unlike a conventional Bildungsroman, which traces the protagonist&#039;s psychological, social, and moral growth, Harmattan presents a fragmented and regressive narrative structure. Haoua’s journey is marked by her inability to achieve personal growth, thwarted by socio-political conditions, oppressive societal norms, and familial obligations. The non-linear plot emphasizes the stagnation of Haoua’s development, underscoring the trauma and disillusionment she faces. Key elements of the anti-Bildungsroman are highlighted through Haoua’s denial of her educational opportunities, forced marriage, and the physical and emotional violence she endures. Her story concludes not with self-actualization but with personal and social disintegration, culminating in her imprisonment. Through this analysis, the article argues that Harmattan critiques the very possibility of personal fulfilment in the face of systemic oppression, making it a powerful example of anti-Bildungsroman in postcolonial African literature. Also, the article examines how the novel ultimately challenges the reader’s expectations of character growth and societal integration, presenting a bleak and unresolved vision of identity and agency.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Bildungsroman</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  anti-Bildungsroman</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Gavin Weston</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Harmattan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Africa.</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>Bildungsroman</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  anti-Bildungsroman</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Gavin Weston</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Harmattan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Afrika</kwd>
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