WORLD WAR I: THE WAR THAT LIFTED AND THRUSTED BORDERS
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This article examines the effect of the phenomenon of war on human relations through the metaphor of “border” by the New Historicist approach in the context of World War One. Crossing the border, both literally and metaphorically, is a cause for conflict. World War One created new borders for some human relations and removed the borders of others. Before the war, women, concerned with housework and raising children, filled the positions left vacant by men's participation in the war, which removed the boundaries between gender roles. In addition, young boys who have finished their school and gone to war and never had an adult life before war became alienated from society. In addition, men who experienced the horrors of war deeply felt alienated due to ineffability of their experiences, which put invisible boundaries between their relationships with their families. An unexpected intimacy developed among “all-male” army constitution. Boundaries of English class system also got eroded during the war. In addition, while soldiers who went through similar experiences removed the boundary between friend and enemy, which civilians always maintained. This study examines the boundaries that the war lifted and thrusted on English society drawing examples from works of writers and poets.
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Kaynakça
- ADIE, K. (2013). Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One, London: Hodder and Stoughton.
- ALDINGTON, R. (2013). Death of a Hero, London: Penguin.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Aile Sosyolojisi, Aile ve İlişkiler Sosyolojisi, Askeri Sosyoloji
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
24 Mart 2026
Gönderilme Tarihi
3 Kasım 2025
Kabul Tarihi
24 Mart 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2026 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 89