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Family Concept Within the Absurd Tradition: A Study of Arthur Kopit

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 31 - 44, 31.05.2024

Abstract

This study focuses on an absurd play in which examples of familial relationships can be found, and how each member of the family is affected from the unhealthy environment within the family is shown. In the first part of the study an introduction to The Theatre of the Absurd is given and its philosophy is underlined which is ''to express sense of the senselessness of the human condition. Arthur Kopit is an important representative of this school in which he wanted to show the lack of meaning in life. He also wanted to force the audience to seek for a truer and more essential life by showing and exposing the absurd in ordinary everyday situations. In the play Oh Dad Poor Dad Mama's Hang You in The Closet and I'm Feelin' so Sad, which centers on a domineering woman and her overprotected son and her dead husband whose body repeatedly falls out of a closet during the play, Oedipal overtones are underlined. And answers to the questions like how are children effected if some hidden complexes or abnormalities occur in the mother, and what happens if the child can not resolve his Oedipal conflict fully are sought.

References

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  • Camus, A. (1942). The myth of sisyphus. New York, USA: Penguin Random House.
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  • Freud, S. (1956). On Sexuality: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality and Other Works. Penguin Books Ltd.
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  • Lawrence, P.A. and Oliver, J.P (1997) Personality theory and research.New York: John Wiley and sons Inc.
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  • Wellworth, G. (1971) The theatre of protest and paradox: Developments in the AvantGarde drama. New York University Press.

Absürd Gelenek İçinde Aile Kavramı: Arthur Kopit Üzerı̇ne Bir İnceleme

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 31 - 44, 31.05.2024

Abstract

Bu çalışma, aile ilişkilerinin örneklerinin bulunabileceği absürd bir oyuna odaklanmakta ve aile içindeki sağlıksız ortamdan ailenin her bir üyesinin nasıl etkilendiği göstermektedir. Çalışmanın ilk bölümünde Absürd Tiyatro'ya bir giriş yapılmakta ve felsefesinin "insanlık durumunun anlamsızlığını ifade etmek" olduğu vurgulanmaktadır. Arthur Kopit, yaşamdaki anlam eksikliğini göstermek istediği bu ekolün önemli bir temsilcisidir. Ayrıca sıradan gündelik durumlardaki absürdü göstererek ve ifşa ederek seyirciyi daha gerçek ve daha temel bir yaşam arayışına zorlamak istemiştir. Otoriter bir kadın ve onun aşırı korumacı oğlu ile oyun boyunca cesedi defalarca dolaptan düşen ölü kocasını merkeze alan Ah Baba Vah Baba Annem Seni Astı Dolaba ve Kendimi Çok Üzgün Hissediyorum oyununda Ödipal imaların altı çizilmektedir. Bu çalışmada annede birtakım gizli kompleksler ya da anormallikler ortaya çıkarsa çocuk bundan nasıl etkilenir, çocuk Ödipal çatışmasını tam olarak çözemezse ne olur gibi sorulara yanıtlar aranmaktadır.

References

  • Atkinson, R.L. Nolen, S., Fredrickson, L., Geoff R. Wagenaar, A.(1993) Introductıon to psychology, Florida: Harcourt Brace&Company
  • Camus, A. (1942). The myth of sisyphus. New York, USA: Penguin Random House.
  • Daspugta, G. (1981) Arthur Kopit in American playwrights: A critical survey. Drama Book Specialsists New York.
  • Esslin, M. (1962) The theatre of the absurd. London: Eyre&Spottiswoode.
  • Esslin, M. (1984) Absurd drama. London: Penguin Books.
  • Freud, S. (1956). On Sexuality: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality and Other Works. Penguin Books Ltd.
  • Kopit, A.L. (1960) Oh dad poor dad mama’s hung you in the closet and I’m feelin’ so sad. New York: Hill and Wang.
  • Lawrence, P.A. and Oliver, J.P (1997) Personality theory and research.New York: John Wiley and sons Inc.
  • Lewis, A. (1970) American plays and playwrights.New York: Crown Publishers Inc.
  • Metman,E. (1960) Reflections on Samuel Beckett’s plays. The Journal of Analytical Psychology, 5(1) 41-64
  • Triandis, H.C. (1994) Culture and social behaviour.New York: Mc GrawHill, Inc,
  • Wellworth, G. (1971) The theatre of protest and paradox: Developments in the AvantGarde drama. New York University Press.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Translation and Interpretation Studies
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Selen Bilginer Halefoğlu 0000-0002-2279-4433

Early Pub Date May 21, 2024
Publication Date May 31, 2024
Submission Date January 23, 2024
Acceptance Date April 2, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 2 Issue: 1

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APA Bilginer Halefoğlu, S. (2024). Family Concept Within the Absurd Tradition: A Study of Arthur Kopit. Journal of English Language, 2(1), 31-44.