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Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

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Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

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The twentieth century is a period of change, with two world wars and ongoing developments in technology and industry that started in the previous century. Various effects of these improvements have been witnessed in different societies, cultures, languages, and works of literature, and all have affected the Higher Education system, especially in the United Kingdom. The old universities as Oxford and Cambridge had accepted students only through references and they did not satisfy the demands of the growing populations in big cities which needed manpower in the industry. This demand created new institutions described as Redbrick Universities which embraced students from different backgrounds without any reference, thus, the debate between the old and the new universities has begun. While the Redbrick universities were accused of being unsatisfactory academic foundations with their ineligible instructors, the old universities were criticized for capturing all useful advantages and resources. After the second world war, this debate led to the emergence of the campus novel, and one of its successful examples is Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. This novel presents a non-idealistic, lazy academician who only cares about money with his weaknesses in his private life. Among other passive academic figures, he also tries to please the head of the department and his characteristics present criticisms about the structure of these new institutions as corrupted academic communities. In the novel, besides the academic world, twentieth-century society is severely criticized, for the understanding of love, class division, and women figures are simplified. Throughout the novel, the readers encounter that a man can acquire everything he desires with the help of his luck rather than his success, so this study aims to present the processes Amis had to break conventional values with the help of comedy to criticize the changing society of the century.

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Kaynakça

  1. Bradbury, M. (1996). The Atlas of Literature. London: De Agostiny Editions Griffin House. Bradford, R. (1989). Kingsley Amis. London: Edward Arnold. Driver, C. (1971). The Exploding University. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

22 Haziran 2023

Yayımlanma Tarihi

21 Haziran 2023

Gönderilme Tarihi

12 Nisan 2023

Kabul Tarihi

21 Haziran 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2023 Sayı: 5

Kaynak Göster

APA
Demirtürk, M. (2023). Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Van İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 5, 154-162. https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ
AMA
1.Demirtürk M. Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. ViSBiD. 2023;(5):154-162. https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ
Chicago
Demirtürk, Mehtap. 2023. “Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis”. Van İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, sy 5: 154-62. https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ.
EndNote
Demirtürk M (01 Haziran 2023) Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. Van İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 5 154–162.
IEEE
[1]M. Demirtürk, “Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis”, ViSBiD, sy 5, ss. 154–162, Haz. 2023, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ
ISNAD
Demirtürk, Mehtap. “Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis”. Van İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 5 (01 Haziran 2023): 154-162. https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ.
JAMA
1.Demirtürk M. Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. ViSBiD. 2023;:154–162.
MLA
Demirtürk, Mehtap. “Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis”. Van İnsani ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, sy 5, Haziran 2023, ss. 154-62, https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ.
Vancouver
1.Mehtap Demirtürk. Criticism through Comedy on the Twentieth Century Society and Redbrick Universities: An Analysis of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis. ViSBiD [Internet]. 01 Haziran 2023;(5):154-62. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA82ZL26AJ

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