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VS Naipaul'un Taklitçiler'inde Değer Yozlaşması

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 266 - 273, 31.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.962050

Abstract

Kolonizasyon birkaç yüzyıl boyunca dünyanın çeşitli bölgelerine hükmeden sömürüye dayalı bir hareket olmuştur. Bu sömürgecilik sürecinde egemen devlet sömürülen devleti ekonomik ve siyasal olarak baskı altına almasının yanı sıra yerine göre söz konusu toplumun din, dil ve kültürüne de baskı uygulama yoluna gitmiştir. V. S. Naipaul da yüzyıllarca sömürülen bir ada ülkesi olan Trinidad'da doğmuş bir yazardır. Bu çerçevede romanlarında sıklıkla kolonyal ve post kolonyal dönemin yansımaları görülmektedir. Taklitçiler hem kolonyal hem de post kolonyal döneme şahitlik etmesi açısından önemli bir yapıttır. Hikâyenin kahramanı Ralph Singh'in yarı otobiyografik hayatını aktaran roman kurgusal bir ada olan Isabella'da geçmektedir. Singh'in atalarının Hindistan'dan Isabella'ya göç eden sözleşmeli işçilerden olması ve adanın Karayipler’de olması gibi yönleriyle Naipaul'un gerçek hayatıyla ortak yönler taşımaktadır. Uzun bir süre sömürge altında kalan toplumların din, dil ve kültüründe yozlaşmalar olduğu gibi, geleneksel değerlerinden kopuk yaşamanın sonucunda da sağlıklı bir karakter geliştirememeleri de söz konusu olmaktadır. Bu çalışma romanda sömürge sürecinin neden olduğu değer yozlaşmasına odaklanmayı amaçlamaktadır.

References

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VS Naipaul’s The Mimic Men; Degeneration of Values

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 266 - 273, 31.12.2021
https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.962050

Abstract

Colonization has been an exploitative trend that has dominated some parts of the world for several centuries. It is common for the colonizer state to impose economic and political pressure on the colonized state, as well as pressure on the religion, language, and culture of that society in question. V. S. Naipaul is a Trinidadian writer whose country has been colonized for centuries. In this framework, his works frequently mirror the colonial and postcolonial periods. The Mimic Men is an important work in terms of witnessing both the colonial and postcolonial periods. The semi-autobiographical life of Ralph Singh, the protagonist of the story, takes place in the fictional island of Isabella. With Singh's grandparents being indentured servants who migrated to Isabella from India and the island being in the Caribbean, it has a lot in common with Naipaul's actual life. As a result of living detached from their traditional values, societies that have been colonized for a long time have had their religion, language, and culture distorted, as well as failing to build a healthy character. This study aims to focus on the value corruption caused by the colonial process in the novel.

References

  • Referans 1 Angrosino, Michael. V. “V. S. Naipaul and the Colonial Image.” Caribbean Quarterly,21/3, (1975): pp. 1-11.
  • Ceraso, Steph. & Connolly, Patricia. “The Destabilization of Masculinity in "A House for Mr. Biswas" and "The Mimic Men"”. Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, 42/3, (2009): pp. 109-126.
  • Dhareshwar, Vivek. “Self-fashioning, Colonial Habitus, and Double Exclusion: V. S. Naipaul's "The Mimic Men"”. Criticism, 31/1, (1989): pp. 75-102. French, Patrick. The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul. New York: Alfred Knopf, 2008.
  • Hearne, John. “The Snow Virgin: An Inquiry Into V.S. Naipaul's 'The Mimic Men'”. Caribbean Quarterly. 23- 2/3, (1977): 31-37.
  • Miller, Karl. “V. S. Naipaul and the New Order”. The Kenyon Review, 29/5, (1967): pp. 685-698
  • Naipaul, V. S. (1998). Taklitçiler. Çev. Selma Yeşilbağ. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 1998.
  • Pritchard, William H. “Naipaul Unveiled”. The Hudson Review, 61/ 3, (2008): 431-440.
  • Phukan, Atreyee. “Landscapes of Sea and Snow: V.S. Naipaul's "The Mimic Men"”. Journal of Caribbean Literatures, 5/2, (2008): pp. 137-152.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Literary Studies
Journal Section Research Articles
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Firat Yıldız 0000-0003-3289-8313

Early Pub Date December 27, 2021
Publication Date December 31, 2021
Submission Date July 5, 2021
Acceptance Date October 12, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 4 Issue: 2

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APA Yıldız, F. (2021). VS Naipaul’s The Mimic Men; Degeneration of Values. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat Ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(2), 266-273. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.962050

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