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Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone

Cilt: 29 Sayı: 3 12 Eylül 2025
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Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone

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The Moonstone, published in 1868, is a work of Victorian literature that has received little attention but is profoundly important. It sheds a definitive light on colonialism and the theme of othering set in the backdrop of a detective story. This paper discusses and attempts to unravel how the novel engages with the theme of British imperialism and the associated cultural considerations in its simplest form: a diamond is stolen from an Indian temple and brought to England. The Moonstone is a physical item, but its meaning expands to the symbol of the cultural and spiritual plundering requisite for colonial conquest. It prompts thinking around the notions of loss and belonging and the consequences of having imperial power. The novel's multi-narrative approach has been cited as a way of understanding how differing views on the same topic, in this case, colonialism and othering, can be affected by class and race. This argument is significant for understanding the different responses by British people to the curse of the diamond and the muted responses from Indian priests who wanted the diamond back. The article covers the erasure of the voices of the British-colonized Indian subjects and the moral dilemmas posed by the treasure mentioned above. It pursues the very goals Collins was critiquing by restating the divide between the rational West and the mystical East and how they embellish colonial rule. With a postcolonial view, this article explores the themes of guilt, cultural restoration, and displacement embedded in the text.

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Dünya Dilleri, Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

14 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Eylül 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

16 Ocak 2025

Kabul Tarihi

1 Temmuz 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 29 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Koroncu Özbilen, D. (2025). Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, 29(3), 463-471. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1621645
AMA
1.Koroncu Özbilen D. Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2025;29(3):463-471. doi:10.53487/atasobed.1621645
Chicago
Koroncu Özbilen, Duygu. 2025. “Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29 (3): 463-71. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1621645.
EndNote
Koroncu Özbilen D (01 Eylül 2025) Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29 3 463–471.
IEEE
[1]D. Koroncu Özbilen, “Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone”, Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 29, sy 3, ss. 463–471, Eyl. 2025, doi: 10.53487/atasobed.1621645.
ISNAD
Koroncu Özbilen, Duygu. “Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences 29/3 (01 Eylül 2025): 463-471. https://doi.org/10.53487/atasobed.1621645.
JAMA
1.Koroncu Özbilen D. Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 2025;29:463–471.
MLA
Koroncu Özbilen, Duygu. “Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone”. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, c. 29, sy 3, Eylül 2025, ss. 463-71, doi:10.53487/atasobed.1621645.
Vancouver
1.Duygu Koroncu Özbilen. Analyzing Cultural Erasure and Colonized Voices in Wilkie Collins’s The Moonstone. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences. 01 Eylül 2025;29(3):463-71. doi:10.53487/atasobed.1621645

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