Research Article

EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH

Volume: 1 Number: 1 December 15, 2024
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EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH

Abstract

This study examines the theme of kindness in John Fowles’ novel The Collector. The story centres on the relationship of Frederick Clegg, a complex male protagonist and Miranda Grey, his victim. Here politeness is emphasized, revealing the hidden aspects of social structure and the gendering of characters. Social politeness, exemplified in Clegg’s framework, is not the same as violence within, and it exposes the gap between what people are expected to do in a social setting and what they actually do. On the other hand, the way Miranda reacts to Clegg’s acts of politeness depicts how women are expected to behave and feel under patriarchal conditions. By focusing on the nuances of power and control, the study addresses issues of power dynamics in the interplay between men and women, which is especially prominent in the narrative.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

British and Irish Language, Literature and Culture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2024

Submission Date

October 21, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 2, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Boz, Y. (2024). EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH. Nova Dil Dergisi, 1(1), 31-38. https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG
AMA
1.Boz Y. EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH. Nova Dil Dergisi. 2024;1(1):31-38. https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG
Chicago
Boz, Yasemin. 2024. “EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH”. Nova Dil Dergisi 1 (1): 31-38. https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG.
EndNote
Boz Y (December 1, 2024) EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH. Nova Dil Dergisi 1 1 31–38.
IEEE
[1]Y. Boz, “EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH”, Nova Dil Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 31–38, Dec. 2024, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG
ISNAD
Boz, Yasemin. “EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH”. Nova Dil Dergisi 1/1 (December 1, 2024): 31-38. https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG.
JAMA
1.Boz Y. EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH. Nova Dil Dergisi. 2024;1:31–38.
MLA
Boz, Yasemin. “EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH”. Nova Dil Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, Dec. 2024, pp. 31-38, https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Boz. EXPLORING POLITENESS AND POWER DYNAMICS IN JOHN FOWLES’ THE COLLECTOR IN THE LIGHT OF FEMINIST APPROACH. Nova Dil Dergisi [Internet]. 2024 Dec. 1;1(1):31-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA24CR27XG

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