This thesis is an attempt to analyze the narrative structure of Kemalettin Tugcu& / #8217 / s novels for children that became popular in the 1960s and the 1970s. It examines the representations of childhood, adulthood, orphanhood, richness and poverty in
Tugcu& / #8217 / s books through the relations between the child and the adult and the rich and the poor. The poor orphan child that is portrayed especially as savior and virtuous
is the main character of Tugcu& / #8217 / s novels. Socio-cultural hierarchies are represented primarily through the encounter and the relationship of the poor orphan child with
the adults and the rich. This study argues that Kemalettin Tugcu& / #8217 / s novels represent orphanhood and poverty primarily as moral-spiritual states and not simply a materialeconomic
situation. The thesis also pays attention to the conservative themes in Tugcu& / #8217 / s books.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12607884/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2006 |
| Creators | Arican, Ebru |
| Contributors | Erdogan, Necmi |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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