PLATH'IN SIRÇA FANUSUNDA İNTİHAR OLGUSU VE AYRILIKÇI BENLİK

Abstract

In the twentieth century American women writers have recently drawn on theology, philosophy, psychology and literature to demonstrate in impressive detail the historic collusion between the notion of a separate self and the cultural forces that have oppressed women. Through the framework of feminist and psychoanalytical criticism, we see the life of a woman without selfesteem, which is full of pervasive imagery in detail. This article deals with a modern woman who draws the boundaries of her separative self. It aims at exploring Esther's relationship with her mother and the other women in Sylvia Plath's Bell Jar in order to demonstrate her suicidal attempt as a way of forming her own autonomous self. There is a close link between Esther's suicide and her separation from her mother who forms a hindrance for her autonomy. After having nervous breakdown, this woman who controls her life to an extent, also manages to separate from her female fellows, the representatives of the patriarchal society she lives in, at the end of the novel

Keywords

• Suicide, Separative Self, Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath, Psychoanalysis

PLATH'IN SIRÇA FANUSUNDA İNTİHAR OLGUSU VE AYRILIKÇI BENLİK

Abstract

Yirminci yüzyýlda Amerikalý kadýn yazarlar yakýn zamanda dikkatleri teoloji, felsefe, psikoloji ve edebiyat üzerine çekerek kadýnlarý baský altýnda tutan kültürel güçler ve ayrýlýkçý kiþilik kavramý arasýndaki tarihsel danýþýklý dövüþü etkileyici ayrýntýlarla ortaya koymuþtur. Plath'ýn eseri feminist ve psikanalitik eleþtirel yaklaþýmlar ýþýðýnda ele alýndýðýnda özgüvensiz bir kadýnýn ayrýntýlý imgelerle dolu olan yaþamý karþýmýza çýkar. Bu makalede çaðdaþ bir kadýnýn ayrýlýkçý benliðinin sýnýrlarýný çizmesi konu olarak ele alýnmaktadýr. Bu baðlamda Sylvia Plath'ýn Sýrça Fanus adlý romanýnda Esther'in annesi ve hayatýndaki diðer kadýnlarla iliþkileri irdelenerek kahramanýn intihar giriþiminin kendi baðýmsýz benliðini oluþturabilmesi açýsýndan önemine dikkat çekilecektir. Esther'in intihar etmesi ve baðýmsýz benliðinin oluþumuna engel olan annesinden ayrýlmasýyla arasýnda yakýn bir ilinti bulunmaktadýr. Yaþadýðý ruhsal bunalýmlardan sonra, romanýn sonunda biraz olsun hayatýnýn kontrolünü elinde tutabilen bu kadýn içinde bulunduðu ataerkil toplumun deðerlerinin temsilcisi olan hemcinslerinden de ayrýlmayý baþarabilmiþtir

Keywords

• Ýntihar, Ayrýlýkçý Benlik, Sýrça Fanus, Sylvia Plath, Psikanaliz

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