The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: The Conditions and the Troubles of the Working Class and the Writers’ Suggestion of Socialism
Abstract
The accounts of George Orwell (1903-1950) in The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) and Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) in the Jungle (1906) and their personal experiences and observations of the working-class life in Wigan Pier, the industrial north of England and the Packingtown in Chicago, reveal the horrible working and housing conditions, unemployment, and thus the struggle for survival. One of the main reasons of the fact that these writers suggest socialism as a solution is the conditions of the laborers in both places which the writers personally observed and reflected in their works. This study aims to explore these social problems which eventually lead the writers who are from different countries in different times suggest socialism in different ways from each other.
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The Road to Wigan Pier and the Jungle: İşçi Sınıfının Koşulları, Sorunları ve Yazarların Sosyalizm Önerisi
Abstract
The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) romanında George Orwell (1903-1950) ve the Jungle (1906) romanında da Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), İngiltere’nin kuzeyindeki sanayi bölgesindeki Wigan Pier’de ve Chicago’da Packingtown denilen mezbahalar bölgesinde edindikleri kişisel deneyimlerini ve işçi sınıfı üzerine yaptıkları gözlemlerini aktarmaktadır. Bu eserler, emekçilerin içinde bulunduğu korkunç çalışma ve yaşam koşullarını, işsizlik ve bunların sonucunda ortaya çıkan hayatta kalma mücadelesini anlatmaktadır. Söz konusu yazarların bu duruma çözüm olarak sosyalizmi önermelerinin nedeni, eserlerinde gözlem yapıp yansıttıkları benzer koşullardır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, farklı ülkelerden olan iki yazarın yine farklı zaman dilimlerinde, benzer koşullarda sosyalizm çözümüne iten sosyal nedenleri, birbirlerinden farklı şekilde nasıl aktardıklarını incelemektir.
References
- Downs, B. R., (1961). The Molders of the Modern Mind: 111 Books that Shaped Western Civilization. New York: Barnes&Noble Inc.
- Hoggart, R., (1965). George Orwell and The Road to Wigan Pier. Critical Quarterly, Volume 7. Issue 1, pp: 72-85.
- Ingle,S., (1993). George Orwell: A Political Life. UK: Str. Martin’s Press, Inc. & Manchester University Press.
- Jay, E., Jay, R., 1986. Critics of Capitalism: Victorian Reactions to Political Economy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Marks, P., (1999). Political Quarterly, Jan-Mar99, Vol. 70, Issue 1, 83, ISSN: 00323179.
- Meyers, J., (2000). Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation. New York: WW. Norton&Company, Inc.
- Mulcahy, L., (2008). Contract Law in Perspective. New York: Routledge.
- Orwell, G., 1983. The Road to Wigan Pier: The Penguin Complete Longer NonFiction Of George Orwell. Great Britain: Penguin Books.
- Reilly, P., (1986). George Orwell: The Age’s Adversary. UK: Macmillan Press.
- Sinclair, U., (1981). The Jungle. New York: Bantam Books.
- Singh, P. M., (1987). George Orwell: As a Political Novelist, Delhi: Amar Prakashan.
- Webster, R., (1990). Studying Literary Theory: An Introduction. NewYork: Chapman and Hall, Inc.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2018 |
| Submission Date | April 19, 2018 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 31 Issue: 1 |
