INTELLECTUALS AND SOCETY IIN THE NOVEL OF "WHERE ARE YOU GOING, YOU PASSENGER?"
YOLCU NEREYE GİDİYORSUN ROMANINDA AYDINLAR VE TOPLUM

Author : Nimet TEĞİN
Number of pages : 456-463

Abstract

In the novel of "Where are you going, you Passenger", Samiha Ayverdi studied the relation between intellectuals and society by means of emphasizing negative effects of westernalization. In reality there always be a conflict between intellectuals and society as a result of westernalization. The writer placed political, social, and cultural events of the time in the novel. The mentioned time is important because Turkish people go through a historical stage. However, it was not so easy to go through these gloomy days which were very important for Turkish community. The novel tells about how intellectuals underestimate the ordinary people in the community and the conflict with them. This study investigated how Samiha Ayverdi displayed the relation between intellectuals and society in the 20th C which was a very important stage for Turkish society, and how the writer of the novel related her thoughts with historical facts.

Keywords

Samiha Ayverdi, Where are you going, you Passenger, novel, intellectuals, society

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