A Political Reading of Sticks and Bones
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- İstanbul Üniversitesi Tiyatro Eleştirmenliği ve Dramaturji Bölüm Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
David Rabe‟s play Sticks and Bones depicts the encounter between David, the protagonist who returns home from the Vietnam War a blinded and traumatized veteran, and his family, the Nelsons who represent the happy middle-class American family. In general, the play is not about the experiences of David in Vietnam; the focus being mainly on his inability to adapt himself to the ideology of American society on his return. This study attempts to explore how and why David becomes a threat for his family and society from the political aspect. „The politics of race‟ and „the politics of class‟ will formulate the interpretations of the play as two major modes of political reading.
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Abstract (Original Language):
David Rabe‟nin oyunu Sticks and Bones, Vietnam Savaşından dönen David‟in ailesiyle ilişkilerine ve savaş travmasıyla nasıl yaşayacağına, topluma nasıl uyum sağlayacağına dair meseleleri sorgulamaya odaklanır. Bu çalışma David‟in ailesine ve topluma nasıl ve neden bir tehdit oluşturduğunu politik yanı açısından inceleyecektir. “Irkçı politikalar” ve “sınıf politikaları” politik okumanın iki temel unsuru olarak oyunun yorumlanmasını biçimlendirecektir.
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