The Impact of Violence on Culture in Edward Bond’s Early Morning

Year 2024, Issue: 73, 36 - 48, 15.12.2024

Mehtap Demirtürk

https://doi.org/10.55590/literatureandhumanities.1459407

Abstract

Edward Bond’s play, Early Morning, serves as a powerful exploration of violence in society by transcending temporal and cultural boundaries. Rooted in the Victorian era, Bond employs historical characters and anachronistic elements to create a narrative that critiques corruption and brutality through a reflection on contemporary societal challenges. The mixture of realism and stylistic experimentation in the play reveals a timeless commentary on morality, corruption, and societal decay. Bond’s masterful blending of historical context with timeless themes invites readers and audiences to draw parallels between the Victorian world presented and the complexities of modern societies. It underscores the role of literature in exposing the darker facets of humanity and serves as a cautionary tale about the enduring nature of human flaws. The universality of violence depicted in the play prompts critical reflections on the human condition. Early Morning investigates the origins of human savagery and gives a striking representation of the aftermath of inappropriate power elements. This article investigates the connection between violence and power as depicted in Bond’s play by working inside the system of Michel Foucault’s arguments on power and its appearances.

Keywords

Violence, Foucault, Edward Bond, Early Morning, Societal Decay, Anachronism

Edward Bond'ın Early Morning Adlı Eserinde Şiddetin Kültür Üzerindeki Etkisi

Abstract

Edward Bond bu oyununda, kültürel ve zamansal sınırları aşarak toplumdaki şiddeti güçlü bir şekilde keşfetmektedir. Oyununu Viktorya döneminde kurgulayan Bond, tarihi karakterleri ve kronolojik hata unsurlarını kullanarak, çağdaş toplumsal zorlukları yansıtarak yozlaşma ve vahşet eleştirisini içeren bir anlatı oluşturur. Oyunun gerçeklik ve biçimsel deneyiminin birleşimi, ahlak, yozlaşma ve toplumsal çürüme üzerine zamansız bir yorumu ortaya koyar. Bond’un tarihsel bağlamı, zamansız temalarla ustalıkla harmanlaması, okuyucuları ve seyircileri sunulan Viktorya dünyası ile modern toplumların karmaşıklıkları arasında paralellikler çizmeye davet eder. Bu sayede, edebiyatın insanlığın daha karanlık yönlerini ortaya çıkarmada oynadığı rolü vurgular ve insan hatalarının kalıcı doğası hakkında bir ibret hikayesi olarak işlev görür. Oyundaki şiddetin evrenselliği, insanın durumu üzerine eleştirel düşünceyi tetikler. Bu çalışma, insan vahşetinin kökenlerini araştırırken, uygunsuz güç unsurlarının sonuçlarının çarpıcı bir temsilini vermektedir. Bu çalışma, Bond’un oyununda tasvir edilen şiddet ve iktidar arasındaki bağlantıyı, Michel Foucault’nun iktidar ve iktidarın ortaya çıkış biçimlerini inceleyen argümanları çerçevesinde şiddetin toplum üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmaktadır.

Keywords

Şiddet, Foucault, Edward Bond, Toplumsal Çürüme, Kronolojik Hata

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