Öz
Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (1982) is the first book of an eight-books set. The complete set is in the form of a diary and each book presents the title character Adrian Mole’s life and changing perspectives. This article focusses on the first book of the set. Even though the diary entries contain Adrian’s thoughts and reflections on various issues such as literature, friendship, love, sex, marriage, parenting and motherhood, his frustration about his mother is worthy of more attention. Adrian’s mother Pauline Mole can be considered as a perfectly fitting example of a feminist mother, who wants to be economically self-sufficient, reads influential feminist books of the second-wave feminism, joins feminist gatherings and meetings, and gradually transforms her life. However, Adrian compares her mother to the maternal ideal that is a selfless, altruistic and an unconditionally devoted figure. The contradiction between the maternal ideal he has internalized as the patriarchal norm and the way his mother behaves disappoints and frustrates him. The aim of this article is to discuss patriarchal notions of motherhood and the maternal ideal from a feminist point of view and Pauline’s representation as a feminist mother in the diary.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- CHODOROW, Nancy J. (1999), The Reproduction of Mothering, University of California Press, California.
- HARTSOCK, Nancy (1984), “Staying Alive”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 267-276.
- KAPLAN, Ann E. (1992), Motherhood and Representation The Mother in Popular Culture and Melodrama, Routledge, New York.
- MAINARDI, Pat (1984), “The Politics of Housework”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 51-55.
- NEYER, Gerda and Laura BERNARDI (2011), “Feminist Perspectives on Motherhood and Reproduction”, Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung, 36.2, 162-176.
- RICH, Adrienne (1995), Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, W.W. Norton, New York.
- RICHEPIN, Jean. in Sara RUDDICK (1995), Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace, Beacon Press, Boston.
- SOKOLOFF, Natalie J. (1984), “Motherwork and Working Mothers”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 259-266.
- TOWNSEND, Sue (2002), The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Puffin Books, London.
Öz
Sue Townsend tarafından yazılan 13 ¾ Yaşındaki Adrian Mole'un Gizli Günlüğü, sekiz kitaplık bir setin 1982’de basılan ilk kitabıdır. Tüm set günlük şeklinde yazılmıştır ve her bir günlük, ana karakter Adrian Mole’un hayatını ve değişen bakış açısını yansıtır. Bu makale, sekiz kitaplık günlük setinin sadece ilk kitabına odaklanmaktadır. Günlüğündeki yazılar, Adrian’ın edebiyat, arkadaşlık, aşk, seks, evlilik, ebeveynlik ve annelik gibi çeşitli konulardaki duygu ve düşüncelerini içerse de, özellikle annesine ilişkin öfke ve hayal kırıklığını anlattığı bölümler feminist bakış açısı ile incelemeye değerdir. Adrian’ın annesi Pauline Mole, ekonomik olarak kendi kendine yeterli olmak isteyen, ikinci dalga feminizmin önemli feminist kitaplarını okuyan, feminist toplantılara katılan ve giderek hayatını değiştirmeye çabalayan mükemmel bir feminist anne örneği olarak kabul edilebilir. Ancak, Adrian, annesini özverili, fedakar ve kayıtsız şartsız kendini ailesine adamış bir figür olarak tasvir edilen ideal anne figürü ile karşılaştırır. Bir ataerkil norm olarak içselleştirdiği bu kusursuz ve ideal anne figürü ile kendi annesinin davranış biçimi arasındaki çelişki, Adrian’ı hayal kırıklığına uğratmakta ve öfkelendirmektedir. Bu makalenin amacı, ataerkil normların yarattığı ideal annelik kavramını feminist bir bakış açısıyla ele almak ve Pauline Mole’un günlükte feminist bir anne olarak nasıl temsil edildiğini tartışmaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- CHODOROW, Nancy J. (1999), The Reproduction of Mothering, University of California Press, California.
- HARTSOCK, Nancy (1984), “Staying Alive”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 267-276.
- KAPLAN, Ann E. (1992), Motherhood and Representation The Mother in Popular Culture and Melodrama, Routledge, New York.
- MAINARDI, Pat (1984), “The Politics of Housework”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 51-55.
- NEYER, Gerda and Laura BERNARDI (2011), “Feminist Perspectives on Motherhood and Reproduction”, Historical Social Research / Historische Sozialforschung, 36.2, 162-176.
- RICH, Adrienne (1995), Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution, W.W. Norton, New York.
- RICHEPIN, Jean. in Sara RUDDICK (1995), Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace, Beacon Press, Boston.
- SOKOLOFF, Natalie J. (1984), “Motherwork and Working Mothers”, Eds. Alison M. JAGGER and Paula S. ROTHENBERG, Feminist Frameworks: Alternative Theoretical Accounts of the Relations between Women and Men, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 259-266.
- TOWNSEND, Sue (2002), The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Puffin Books, London.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Ocak 2022 |
| Gönderilme Tarihi | 25 Temmuz 2021 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2022 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 23 |
