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“A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen
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Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen (1957) presents the world of labour where the two social classes, the capitalist class and the working class, with hierarchies between each other and among themselves, clash, which ends with the exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie. The harsh working conditions at the restaurant, the changing pace of work, little time given by the employer to the employees to rest and socialise, and the dehumanising aspect of labour are presented through the relationships between the two social classes and also among the working class people. Hence, the aim of this paper is to argue that the relationship between the capitalist class and the working class based on labour and production and the working class people’s submission to the practices of the ruling class in The Kitchen can be analysed through the Marxist concepts of class conflict and ideology, respectively. Accordingly, it will be demonstrated that class conflict is seen not only between the bourgeoisie, the owner of the capital, and the proletariat, the agent of production, but also among the members of the proletariat of different nationalities, which is expressed through racial hatred. Furthermore, it will be displayed that the employees of the restaurant not only consciously accept the economic conditions under which they work but also reveal their cultural/artistic tastes during short breaks that are set by the employer, which shows that both work and leisure are controlled by the capitalist class.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sanat ve Edebiyat
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
27 Ocak 2023
Gönderilme Tarihi
20 Haziran 2022
Kabul Tarihi
11 Ocak 2023
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2023 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 1
APA
Çağlayan Mazanoğlu, E. S. (2023). “A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 22(1), 132-144. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1133069
AMA
1.Çağlayan Mazanoğlu ES. “A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen. GAUN-JSS. 2023;22(1):132-144. doi:10.21547/jss.1133069
Chicago
Çağlayan Mazanoğlu, Emine Seda. 2023. “‘A lot of blood gets lost here’ : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22 (1): 132-44. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1133069.
EndNote
Çağlayan Mazanoğlu ES (01 Ocak 2023) “A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22 1 132–144.
IEEE
[1]E. S. Çağlayan Mazanoğlu, “‘A lot of blood gets lost here’ : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen”, GAUN-JSS, c. 22, sy 1, ss. 132–144, Oca. 2023, doi: 10.21547/jss.1133069.
ISNAD
Çağlayan Mazanoğlu, Emine Seda. “‘A lot of blood gets lost here’ : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22/1 (01 Ocak 2023): 132-144. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1133069.
JAMA
1.Çağlayan Mazanoğlu ES. “A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen. GAUN-JSS. 2023;22:132–144.
MLA
Çağlayan Mazanoğlu, Emine Seda. “‘A lot of blood gets lost here’ : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 22, sy 1, Ocak 2023, ss. 132-44, doi:10.21547/jss.1133069.
Vancouver
1.Emine Seda Çağlayan Mazanoğlu. “A lot of blood gets lost here” : Class Struggle and Ideology in The Kitchen. GAUN-JSS. 01 Ocak 2023;22(1):132-44. doi:10.21547/jss.1133069