Post-apocalyptic Subjectivity and Nature/Culture Duality in Lois Lowry’s The Giver
| Autor: | Poorghorban, Younes, Sadjadi, Bakhtiar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | ENTHYMEMA; Nr. 32 (2023); 104-116 ENTHYMEMA; Núm. 32 (2023); 104-116 ENTHYMEMA; No. 32 (2023); 104-116 ENTHYMEMA; N. 32 (2023); 104-116 ENTHYMEMAInternational journal of literary criticism, literary theory,and philosophy of literature; № 32 (2023); 104-116 |
| ISSN: | 2037-2426 |
| Popis: | The present inquiry endeavors to scrutinize the process of identity formation with regard to the Culture/Nature dichotomy within the milieu of Lois Lowry's post-apocalyptic dystopian narrative, The Giver. The antipodal forces of Culture and Nature are instrumental in shaping the social subjectivities of individuals. Lowry's post-apocalyptic dystopia portrays a society in which these antitheses are comprehensively epitomized. Our objective is to explicate the genesis of post-apocalyptic identities and to elucidate the representation of Nature/Culture within the social context of the aforementioned literary work. Furthermore, the polarity between power and resistance, which is of notable import to cultural studies, is nonexistent within this post-apocalyptic dystopia. Consequently, the establishment of identities transpires not at the site of contention between power and resistance, but exclusively through the ascendency of the imperializing power. As a corollary, the elimination of the recollections of those individuals who are unable to oppose the imperializing power is integral to the construction of homogeneous identities. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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