Salvaging Consciousness from the Remains of the Day: A Sartrean Analysis

Aleyna Durmuş

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Salvaging Consciousness from the Remains of the Day: A Sartrean Analysis

Yazarlar:

Aleyna Durmuş

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.733-741

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001317338

pISSN:

1301-5737

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 The article attempts to delve into Sartres main concepts in existential school of thought and trace their relevance in British modern-day fiction, particularly, Kazuo Ishiguros The Remains of the Day. The novels protagonist stands as the individual whose tracing of the modern dynamics is inherent in the interplay of social position and individual autonomy. The analysis seeks to underline the junction between disciplines of philosophy and literature, and notably, through Stevens journey, to offer an interdisciplinary reading of the individuals strife with freedom and responsibility that is emblematic of the contemporary age. The existential journey of Stevens, a devoted butler whose unshakable commitment to duty, professionalism, and the allure of the concept of dignity leads him to the exploration of self-deceit and repression of his authentic self. The title of the novel, too, captures Stevens struggle with his shattered sense of self and the ruins of a life given up to conform to social norms. Sartrean existentialism reveals this repression of genuine feelings and subsequent experience of emptiness. As a man deeply identified with his role, Stevens is tailor-made for this attainment and exploration of self-realization, humankinds north pole of authenticity, as Sartrean terms, against lifes facticity. The concepts of bad faith, reflective awareness, pre-reflective awareness, being-in-itself and being-for-itself as well as being-for-others will be utilized to further trace this awakening from the clutches, and modern-day chains shackled on individual life, the exploration of the conscious self and Stevens consequential reclamation of the remains of the day.

 The article attempts to delve into Sartres main concepts in existential school of thought and trace their relevance in British modern-day fiction, particularly, Kazuo Ishiguros The Remains of the Day. The novels protagonist stands as the individual whose tracing of the modern dynamics is inherent in the interplay of social position and individual autonomy. The analysis seeks to underline the junction between disciplines of philosophy and literature, and notably, through Stevens journey, to offer an interdisciplinary reading of the individuals strife with freedom and responsibility that is emblematic of the contemporary age. The existential journey of Stevens, a devoted butler whose unshakable commitment to duty, professionalism, and the allure of the concept of dignity leads him to the exploration of self-deceit and repression of his authentic self. The title of the novel, too, captures Stevens struggle with his shattered sense of self and the ruins of a life given up to conform to social norms. Sartrean existentialism reveals this repression of genuine feelings and subsequent experience of emptiness. As a man deeply identified with his role, Stevens is tailor-made for this attainment and exploration of self-realization, humankinds north pole of authenticity, as Sartrean terms, against lifes facticity. The concepts of bad faith, reflective awareness, pre-reflective awareness, being-in-itself and being-for-itself as well as being-for-others will be utilized to further trace this awakening from the clutches, and modern-day chains shackled on individual life, the exploration of the conscious self and Stevens consequential reclamation of the remains of the day.

 The article attempts to delve into Sartres main concepts in existential school of thought and trace their relevance in British modern-day fiction, particularly, Kazuo Ishiguros The Remains of the Day. The novels protagonist stands as the individual whose tracing of the modern dynamics is inherent in the interplay of social position and individual autonomy. The analysis seeks to underline the junction between disciplines of philosophy and literature, and notably, through Stevens journey, to offer an interdisciplinary reading of the individuals strife with freedom and responsibility that is emblematic of the contemporary age. The existential journey of Stevens, a devoted butler whose unshakable commitment to duty, professionalism, and the allure of the concept of dignity leads him to the exploration of self-deceit and repression of his authentic self. The title of the novel, too, captures Stevens struggle with his shattered sense of self and the ruins of a life given up to conform to social norms. Sartrean existentialism reveals this repression of genuine feelings and subsequent experience of emptiness. As a man deeply identified with his role, Stevens is tailor-made for this attainment and exploration of self-realization, humankinds north pole of authenticity, as Sartrean terms, against lifes facticity. The concepts of bad faith, reflective awareness, pre-reflective awareness, being-in-itself and being-for-itself as well as being-for-others will be utilized to further trace this awakening from the clutches, and modern-day chains shackled on individual life, the exploration of the conscious self and Stevens consequential reclamation of the remains of the day.

 Bu çalışma, Sartreın varoluşçu düşünce ekolündeki temel kavramlarını irdelemeyi ve bu kavramların günümüz İngiliz romanlarından Kazuo Ishiguronun Günden Kalanlar romanındaki karşılığının izini sürmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Romanın kahramanı, toplumsal konum ve bireysel özerklik arasındaki karşılıklı ilişkiye içkin modern dinamiklerin izini süren bir birey olarak karşımıza çıkar. Bu analiz, felsefe ve edebiyat disiplinleri arasındaki kesişim noktasının altını çizmeyi amaçlamakta ve özellikle Stevensın serüveni aracılığıyla, bireyin özgürlük ve sorumlulukla mücadelesinin modern çağda simgeleşen disiplinler arası bir okumasını sunmaktadır. Görevine, profesyonelliğe ve saygınlık kavramının albenisine sarsılmaz bir bağlılık duyan sadık uşak Stevensın varoluşsal yolculuğu, özünde kendini kandırdığı ve gerçek benliğini bastırdığı hayatının keşfini izler. Romanın adı da Stevensın parçalanmaya yüz tutmuş benlik duygusuyla mücadelesini ve toplumsal normlara uymak için vazgeçtiği hayatının yıkıntılarını yansıtmaktadır. Sartrecı varoluşçuluk, gerçek duyguların bastırılmasını ve ardından gelen bu boşluk hissini açık etmektedir. Rolüyle derinlemesine özdeşleşmiş bir adam olarak Stevens, Sartrecı terimlerle hayatın olgusallığına karşı, insanoğlunun kuzey kutbu olan kendini gerçekleştirme ve keşfetme süreci için biçilmiş kaftandır. Kendini aldatma, düşünüm-öncesi bilinç, düşünümsel bilinç, kendinde-varlık ve kendi-için-varlık ile başkası-için-varlık kavramları, analiz edilen uyanışın ve modern çağın bireyi prangalayan zincirlerinden kurtulmanın, bilincin keşfinin ve bunun sonucunda Stevensın günün kalıntılarının yeniden kazanmasının detaylı bir şekilde takibi için kullanılacaktır.

Makale detayları

Salvaging Consciousness from the Remains of the Day: A Sartrean Analysis

Yazarlar:

Aleyna Durmuş

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.733-741

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001317338

pISSN:

1301-5737

Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day

Jean-Paul Sartre

existentialism

consciousness

philosophy

British postmodern fictionKazuo Ishiguro

Günden Kalanlar

Jean-Paul Sartre

varoluşçuluk

bilinç

felsefe

Postmodern İngiliz romanı

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Aleyna Durmuş

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.733-741

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001317338

pISSN: 1301-5737

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Aleyna Durmuş

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.733-741

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001317338

pISSN:

1301-5737