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Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story

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Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story

Öz

This article highlights that individuals make sudden decisions in their rushing world that has hard work ethic in itself. Fables have moral lessons as in Robert Fox’s “A Fable” short short story. This article concerns the tendency of hard work ethic to earn money by conforming to the rat-race of living. It analyzes a short short story in which the American Dream is hidden in this rushing world. The reality of the pursuit of American Dream of success is quite different. It does not bring success for everyone all the time. “A Fable” is quite extraordinary: Having the setting of the subway, it depicts the hastiness of working life in which individuals become like a machine to work hard. As they intend to earn their living by working hard, they ultimately aspire to become a wealthy individual. Although this short short story is quite short it has a semantic depth in which there are implicit meanings in the written text. Flowing life on the subway has optimistic outlook. Similar to the other individuals in Manhattan, these individuals pursue the wish of actualizing the myth of the American Dream to have success and become wealthy through their hard work. However, they ultimately notice that they actualize most of the things opposite to the American Dream of success in their lives.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Rushing working life, short short story, American dream, sudden determination, hard work ethic

Teşekkür

This article is an extended version of a paper presented at the 14th International IDEA Conference: Studies in English held at Karadeniz Technical University in 2021.

Kaynakça

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Köseman, Z. (2023). Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 25(3), 827-836. https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.1088617
AMA
1.Köseman Z. Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story. AKÜSBD. 2023;25(3):827-836. doi:10.32709/akusosbil.1088617
Chicago
Köseman, Zennure. 2023. “Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: ‘A Fable’, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story”. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 25 (3): 827-36. https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.1088617.
EndNote
Köseman Z (01 Eylül 2023) Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 25 3 827–836.
IEEE
[1]Z. Köseman, “Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: ‘A Fable’, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story”, AKÜSBD, c. 25, sy 3, ss. 827–836, Eyl. 2023, doi: 10.32709/akusosbil.1088617.
ISNAD
Köseman, Zennure. “Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: ‘A Fable’, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story”. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 25/3 (01 Eylül 2023): 827-836. https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.1088617.
JAMA
1.Köseman Z. Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story. AKÜSBD. 2023;25:827–836.
MLA
Köseman, Zennure. “Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: ‘A Fable’, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story”. Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 25, sy 3, Eylül 2023, ss. 827-36, doi:10.32709/akusosbil.1088617.
Vancouver
1.Zennure Köseman. Suddenness in Hard Work Ethic: “A Fable”, Robert Fox’s Short Short Story. AKÜSBD. 01 Eylül 2023;25(3):827-36. doi:10.32709/akusosbil.1088617