Western societies assume themselves more civilized than the other countries. However,
the Second World War and the atom bomb lead some scholars to question this
assumption. This paper argues that Burgess witnessing the increase in the teenage
violence is uneasy about the future of Western civilization. In A Clockwork Orange set
in England in the near future, Burgess presents that the increase in teenage violence may
result in state violence; some precautions taken by the state may violate human rights
which have been accepted as a new standard of civilization after the Second World
War, and some people thinking that the state does not punish the teenagers perpetrating
violence adequately may attempt to lynch them. This paper aims at discussing that the
teenage violence and the state violence depicted in the novel may be the indications
of an uncivilizing process for Burgess. Burgess displays as well that although the
teenagers using violence are, in fact, in need of affection and care, and they need the
guidance of their parents, the parents do not care for their teenage children since they
are busy with earning money. The paper concludes that in this novel Burgess warns his
readers that they should not expect the state to put an end to this uncivilizing process as the state may become totalitarian and suggests that parents may bring this process to an
end by caring about their children.
Western societies assume themselves more civilized than the other countries. However,
the Second World War and the atom bomb lead some scholars to question this
assumption. This paper argues that Burgess witnessing the increase in the teenage
violence is uneasy about the future of Western civilization. In A Clockwork Orange set
in England in the near future, Burgess presents that the increase in teenage violence may
result in state violence; some precautions taken by the state may violate human rights
which have been accepted as a new standard of civilization after the Second World
War, and some people thinking that the state does not punish the teenagers perpetrating
violence adequately may attempt to lynch them. This paper aims at discussing that the
teenage violence and the state violence depicted in the novel may be the indications
of an uncivilizing process for Burgess. Burgess displays as well that although the
teenagers using violence are, in fact, in need of affection and care, and they need the
guidance of their parents, the parents do not care for their teenage children since they
are busy with earning money. The paper concludes that in this novel Burgess warns his
readers that they should not expect the state to put an end to this uncivilizing process as the state may become totalitarian and suggests that parents may bring this process to an
end by caring about their children.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Creative Arts and Writing |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | November 6, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 24 Issue: 96 |
Journal website: https://folkloredebiyat.org
The journal’s publication languages are both English and Turkish. Also despite articles in Turkish, the title, abstract, and keywords are also in English. Turkish articles approved by the reviewers are required to submit an extended summary (750-1000 words) in English.
The journal is indexed by TR-Dizin, Web of Science (ESCI), DOAJ, and many other indexes and datebases.
Within the scope of TR DIZIN 2020 Ethical Criteria and as of the year 2020, studies requiring ethics committee approval must indicate Ethics Committee Approval details (committe-date-issue) in the article’s methods section. With this in mind, we request from our author candidates to edit their article accordingly before sending it to the journal.
Field EdItors
Folklore:
Prof.Dr. Hande Birkalan-Gedik
(Frankfurt University- birkalan-gedik@em.uni.frankfurt.de)
Prof. Dr. Arzu Öztürkmen
(Bosphorus University- ozturkme@boun.edu.tr)
Edebiyat-Literature
Prof. Dr. G. Gonca Gökalp Alpaslan (Hacettepe University - ggonca@
hacettepe.edu.tr)
Prof. Dr. Ramazan Korkmaz
(President, Caucasus University Association- r_korkmaz@hotmail.com)
Antropoloji-Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Akile Gürsoy
(Beykent University - gursoyakile@gmail.com)
Prof.Dr. Serpil Aygün Cengiz
(Ankara University - serpilayguncengiz@gmail.com)
Dil-Dilbilim/Linguistics
Prof.Dr. Aysu Erden
(Maltepe University - aysuerden777@gmail.com)
Prof. Dr. V. Doğan Günay
(Dokuz Eylul University- dogan.gunay@deu.edu.tr)