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Rhizome Analysis in The Novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

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Rhizome Analysis in The Novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Abstract

In this case study, it is aimed to read the experiences of the protagonist Conor O'Malley witnessing the events in Patrick Ness' juvenile fiction The Monster Calls (2011), within the scope of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy. In the rhizome concept, there is no beginning or ending, rhizome is always somewhere in the middle. The situation Connor unexpectedly has to be in has no beginning or ending; an example of rhizome as Conor finds himself in an inner conflict instead of facing the outcomes of this situation. Conor is in the middle of the unwanted events, his mother's cancer, he tries to cope by trying to ignore the cause. Throughout the work, Conor endeavours the difficulties of his mind’s chaos. The witness, Conor, becomes the other to his family, to his environment, even to himself, because of the avoided fact. The similarity between the novel’s fiction and the rhizome structure’s analysis forms another purpose. Necessary information is obtained through document analysis. These data are decoded through rhizome analysis within the context of being other and othering. Many studies explain these concepts, but how a witness becomes the other is explained in this study. According to the research results, as the monster expresses Conor's inner voice, it represents the concept of othering. The monster is the symbol of Conor's othering; since it is a tree, ironically similar to the concept of a rhizome. Conor witnesses many things while realizing the pain he feels is embodied. He becomes other by surpassing the identity in the self-concept and becomes the othering witness. Thanks to the monster Conor is obliged to live by embracing his inevitable truths. In this study, the examination of the author's fiction by emphasizing the concepts of being other and othering expresses the limitation of it but also makes the study specific.

Keywords

Being A Witness, , Being Other , Othering , Rhizome Analysis , Gilles Deleuze

Kaynakça

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Demir, Ş., & Karamemiş, N. (2020). Rhizome Analysis in The Novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 9(5), 3669-3684. https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.766167