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Çizgili Pijamalı Çocuk Filminde Alman Mağduriyeti

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as a Representation of German Victimhood

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  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi

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  • 2015

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Abstract (2. Language): 
Countless representations of the Holocaust have led to debates about how, or even if, the horror and complexities of the atrocities that took place during the Nazi era can be represented. Cinematic representations become especially relevant within this discussion when we consider the role of films in the shaping of Holocaust memory. Ongoing debates, however, have in no way hindered the outpouring of films which deal with the Holocaust and in 2008 several Holocaust films, including The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, were released which further fueled discussions about the representations of Germans within this discourse. Filmic renderings of the Holocaust which present the German point of view often expose the conflicts Germans faced and give the message that many “ordinary,” “good” Germans opposed the Nazis or were unaware of the horrors taking place; in doing so they elicit empathy for the Germans by projecting them as innocent victims of Nazism. Through an analysis of key scenes, this article tries to provide a critical approach to the film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas within the discourse of Holocaust representation. It aims to demonstrate how the film perpetuates the idea of German innocence and the narrative of German victimization through an examination of how the film presents the dichotomy of “good” Germans versus the evil Nazis; how it uses iconic images of the Holocaust associated with Jewish suffering to create visual analogies that equate Jewish victimization with German victimization; and how it employs the idea of redemption for Germans.
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Abstract (Original Language): 
Nazi Almanyası’nı ve Yahudi Soykırımı’nı anlatan sayısız sanat eseri, bu dönemin konu olarak ele alınıp alınamayacağı yada nasıl ele alınması gerektiği konusunda pek çok tartışmaya yol açmıştır. Sinema yapıtlarının Yahudi Soykırımı’nın nasıl hatırlandığı konusudaki şekillendirici rolü göz önünde bulundurulduğunda, bu dönemi konu alan filmler daha da önem kazanmaktadır. 2008 yılında Nazi Almanyası’nı Alman perspektifinden anlatan pek çok film gösterime girmiştir. Aralarında Çizgili Pijamalı Çocuk filmininde bulunduğu bu yapıtlar Yahudi Soykırımı’nın nasıl temsil edildiği konusundaki tartışmaları daha da alevlendirmiştir.Yahudi Soykırımı’nı Alman bakış açısından ele alan filmler, sıklıkla Almanların göğüs gerdikleri çatışmaları konu edip nice “sıradan,” “iyi” Almanın Nazilere muhalefet ettiği yada yapılan kötülüllerden habersiz oldukları mesajını vermektedirler. Bunu yaparken de, Almanları Nazizimin masum kurbanları olarak yansıtarak Almanlar lehine empati uyandırmaktadırlar. Bu makale Çizgili Pijamalı Çocuk filmin belli başlı sahnelerini inceleyerek Yahudi Soykırımı’nın temsili söylemi çerçevesinde filme eleştirel bir yaklaşım getirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Buradan hareketle bu çalışmada, filmin “iyi” Almanlar ile kötü Naziler arasındaki ikiliği ele alış şekli; Yahudilerin çilesiyle özdeşleşmiş ikon niteliğindeki Soykırım imgelerini kullanarak yarattığı görsel analojiler yoluyla Yahudi mağduriyetini Alman mağduriyetiyle eş tutması; ve kefaret kavramını benimseyerek Alman masumiyeti fikrini sunma ve Alman mağduriyeti anlatısını perçinlemesi irdelenmektedir.
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