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Semiological analysis of obsession in Annie Ernaux’s “Passion Simple”: etude of a dysphoric masculinity

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Semiological analysis of obsession in Annie Ernaux’s “Passion Simple”: etude of a dysphoric masculinity

Abstract

Annie Ernaux, one of the influential female authors of French literature, has become the focal point of the interdisciplinary studies of the 20th century, due to the sociological background of her writings. The simplicity of her language and the strikingness of her realism make the author popular in both individual and social identity studies. In her writings, she conveys to her readers with all sincerity: the woman, the conflict between generations, briefly being the other in a community and the burden it brings. In her novel “Passion simple” (Eng. Simple Passion), the author describes her interest and passion for a married man with all its simplicity and realism in an autobiographical structure. In the novel, Ernaux reveals forbidden love, obsession, the logic of irrationality, the conflict of power and willpower. For this reason, the novel in question has been examined in a social and psychological context where woman is at the centre. The aim of this study is to deal with the other part of the narrative, the man. In the context of the "Masculinities" theories put forward by R.W. Connell, it is aimed to reveal the structure of this other less-mentioned hero of the novel and the obsession it carries in the light of semiotic data. After the analysis of the hero as an individual, it is envisaged to explain and provide the role of this character, who is the focus of passion, in the social structure. In this context, it will be important to examine the adaptation of the man in the novel to gender roles, his contribution to the definition of this role, and how the intersection of culture and identity structures the phenomenon of masculinity. Consequently, the article, drawing on sociologically informed concept of masculinity, aims at bringing a new dimension to the gender-oriented literary criticism on the novel that has hitherto revolved around women, by offering reading focused on the constitution of the identities of men.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Dilbilim

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Temmuz 2022

Gönderilme Tarihi

16 Haziran 2022

Kabul Tarihi

20 Temmuz 2022

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2022 Sayı: Ö11

Kaynak Göster

APA
Şimşek, B. (2022). Semiological analysis of obsession in Annie Ernaux’s “Passion Simple”: etude of a dysphoric masculinity. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, Ö11, 437-443. https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.1146663