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Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island

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Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island

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Small Island (2004) written by Andrea Levy fictionalizes the sociocultural clash between the colonizer and the colonized during the early years of Post-war period. The multifaceted narration provides every character with a voice in which their thoughts and tendencies are visible. Through a close reading of the novel, this article aims to investigate the object choice -in other words, partner selection- of two female characters, Hortense and Queenie, belonging to different racial backgrounds in the colonial dichotomy. While a psychoanalytical approach is utilized throughout the examination of the tendencies of the characters in this novel, the significance of sociocultural and identity-based elements should be taken into account. Both the aim of this study and the context of the novel necessitate such an approach. The theories of Sigmund Freud, Carl Gustav Jung, and Frantz Fanon are utilized for the investigation. The object choices of Hortense are mainly affected by a pattern following her parental figure and the established idealization of the West by the colonized. On the other hand, the object choices of Queenie are initially influenced by social norms and impositions, and then the emptiness and tastelessness caused by the first chosen object is filled with intercourses with two black male characters. In both cases, an opposite tendency within the colonial dichotomy can be observed in different shapes. This article aims to analyze the object choices of the two main female characters in colonial space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island from a theoretical combination of psychoanalytical and postcolonial perspectives.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

10 Temmuz 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

19 Mart 2024

Kabul Tarihi

25 Haziran 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Yıldırım, D. (2024). Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island. ASSOS İnsan ve Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırmalar Dergisi, 1(2), 40-50. https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ
AMA
1.Yıldırım D. Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island. ASSOS. 2024;1(2):40-50. https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ
Chicago
Yıldırım, Deniz. 2024. “Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island”. ASSOS İnsan ve Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırmalar Dergisi 1 (2): 40-50. https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ.
EndNote
Yıldırım D (01 Temmuz 2024) Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island. ASSOS İnsan ve Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırmalar Dergisi 1 2 40–50.
IEEE
[1]D. Yıldırım, “Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island”, ASSOS, c. 1, sy 2, ss. 40–50, Tem. 2024, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ
ISNAD
Yıldırım, Deniz. “Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island”. ASSOS İnsan ve Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırmalar Dergisi 1/2 (01 Temmuz 2024): 40-50. https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ.
JAMA
1.Yıldırım D. Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island. ASSOS. 2024;1:40–50.
MLA
Yıldırım, Deniz. “Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island”. ASSOS İnsan ve Toplum Bilimlerinde Araştırmalar Dergisi, c. 1, sy 2, Temmuz 2024, ss. 40-50, https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Yıldırım. Object Choice in Colonial Space in Andrea Levy’s Small Island. ASSOS [Internet]. 01 Temmuz 2024;1(2):40-5. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA99TJ28WJ