A Critique of Modernity and Modern Values: Comparing the British with Indians in 'Bye-Bye Blackbird'

Cengiz Karagöz

Makale detayları

A Critique of Modernity and Modern Values: Comparing the British with Indians in 'Bye-Bye Blackbird'

Yazarlar:

Cengiz Karagöz

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 2, pp.338-346

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291187

pISSN:

1301-5737

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 This paper intends to deal with Bye-Bye Blackbird by Anita Desai by presenting the critical gaze of diasporic Indians over modern British society and the ways these maladjusted Indians feel a sense of uneasiness and discomfort in an alien land dominated by modern values. Basing the theoretical framework on criticism of modernity, the study focuses on how Indian immigrants position the British and themselves in relation to modern values. Whereas they associate the British with privacy, isolation, coldness and lack of close and intimate social relations, a mechanical and standardised pattern of behaviours, they identify themselves with a set of social norms which incorporate warmth, affection and close relations along with spontaneity and non-mechanical acts. The central point of attention concerns the impression diasporic Indians have by observing attitudes of the British toward traffic, nature, social relations and technology and by comparing these attitudes with theirs.

 This paper intends to deal with Bye-Bye Blackbird by Anita Desai by presenting the critical gaze of diasporic Indians over modern British society and the ways these maladjusted Indians feel a sense of uneasiness and discomfort in an alien land dominated by modern values. Basing the theoretical framework on criticism of modernity, the study focuses on how Indian immigrants position the British and themselves in relation to modern values. Whereas they associate the British with privacy, isolation, coldness and lack of close and intimate social relations, a mechanical and standardised pattern of behaviours, they identify themselves with a set of social norms which incorporate warmth, affection and close relations along with spontaneity and non-mechanical acts. The central point of attention concerns the impression diasporic Indians have by observing attitudes of the British toward traffic, nature, social relations and technology and by comparing these attitudes with theirs.

 This paper intends to deal with Bye-Bye Blackbird by Anita Desai by presenting the critical gaze of diasporic Indians over modern British society and the ways these maladjusted Indians feel a sense of uneasiness and discomfort in an alien land dominated by modern values. Basing the theoretical framework on criticism of modernity, the study focuses on how Indian immigrants position the British and themselves in relation to modern values. Whereas they associate the British with privacy, isolation, coldness and lack of close and intimate social relations, a mechanical and standardised pattern of behaviours, they identify themselves with a set of social norms which incorporate warmth, affection and close relations along with spontaneity and non-mechanical acts. The central point of attention concerns the impression diasporic Indians have by observing attitudes of the British toward traffic, nature, social relations and technology and by comparing these attitudes with theirs.

 Bu makale diaspor Hintlilerin modern İngiliz toplumuna eleştirel bakışını ve modern değerlerin hakim olduğu yabancı bir ülkede çevrelerine uyum sağlayamamış bu Hintlilerin nasıl huzursuzluk ve kaygı duygusunu hissettiklerini gözler önüne sererek Anita Desai tarafından yazılan Bye-Bye Blackbird romanını ele almayı amaçlamaktadır. Teorik çerçevesini modernitenin eleştirisine dayandıran araştırma Hintli göçmenlerin İngilizleri ve kendilerini modern değerlerle ilgili olarak nasıl konumlandırdıklarına odaklanır. Hintli göçmenler İngilizleri mahremiyet, yalnızlık, soğukluk, yakın ve samimi sosyal ilişkilerin yokluğu, mekanik ve standartlaşmış davranış biçimleriyle özdeşleştirirken kendilerini mekanik olmayan tavırlar ve doğallığın yanında sıcaklık, şefkat ve yakın ilişkileri kapsayan birtakım sosyal normlarla bağdaştırırlar. Çalışmanın merkezi odak noktası diaspor Hintlilerinin İngilizlerin trafik, doğa, sosyal ilişkiler ve teknolojiye karşı tutumlarını gözlemleyerek ve bunları kendi tutumlarıyla karşılaştırarak edindikleri izlenimle ilgilidir.

Makale detayları

A Critique of Modernity and Modern Values: Comparing the British with Indians in 'Bye-Bye Blackbird'

Yazarlar:

Cengiz Karagöz

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 2, pp.338-346

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291187

pISSN:

1301-5737

Anita Desai

modernity

modern values

diaspora

British

IndianAnita Desai

modernite

modern değerler

diaspora

İngiliz

Hintli.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Cengiz Karagöz

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 2, pp.338-346

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001291187

pISSN: 1301-5737

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Cengiz Karagöz

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sanat ve Edebiyat

Dergi:

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.40 Issue 2, pp.338-346

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001291187

pISSN:

1301-5737