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V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory

Year 2019, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 49 - 59, 30.06.2019
https://doi.org/10.17218/hititsosbil.459997

Abstract

V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas is an exceptional form of writing, where a quintessential form of intertextuality drags the novel into a possible conspiracy theory. What is seen on the surface is not exactly what the novel extrinsically brings forward. On the surface, there is a spooky relationship where an ostracized so-called leader, Jimmy Ahmed, pushes himself into the core of a struggle. Representing the notorious power relation between occident and the orient, the scuffle between these two different poles or characters creates a mysterious outcome, which in turn becomes part of a meticulous plan that redeems the vengeance of the decolonized, or Ahmed himself. Ahmed’s evil strategy starts as a personal dilemma, but arrives at a very distant point where the initial intention becomes blurred. Therefore, this article intends to decrypt the aforementioned conspiracy theory by applying an analysis through intertextuality to see what is beyond the struggles of multiculturalism. Sometimes, such multiculturalism won’t end positively since each person will remain, at the core, what he is made of: either black or white, Muslim, Jewish or Christian, oppressor or oppressed. 

References

  • Allen, G. (2011). Intertextuality (2nd ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.Ashcroft, B. (2013). Post-Colonial Transformation. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.Bhabha, H. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge, New York.Fanon, F. (2008). Black Skin, White Masks (Rev.ed.). New York, NY: Grove Press.Fenster, M. (n.d.). Conspiracy theories: Secrecy and power in American culture. Minneapolis Minn.: Univ. of Minnesota Press.Lemaster, Tracy. What is Intertextuality. www.archivo-dipartimentolingue.com , 2012. November 23, 2017 http://www.archivio-dipartimentolingue.unito.it/hietaranta/documents/oss-materiali-additional_stuff/What%20is%20intertextuality.pdf Murphy, M. (2007). Multiculturalism: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge.Naipaul, Surajprasad, Vidiadhar. Guerillas. New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, 1975. London: Andre Deustsch Ltd, 1975.Nordquist, Richard. Intertextuality. www.thoughtco.com , March 06, 2017. November 23, 2017 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-intertextuality-1691077Schubert, C., & Volkmann, L. (2016). Pragmatic Perspectives On Postcolonial Discourse: Linguistics And Literature. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.Tiffin, Helen. Travelling Texts: Intertextuality and Resistance in V.S. Naipaul's ‘Guerrillas’ and Jean Rhys's ‘Wide Sargasso Sea. Journal of West Indian Literature, vol. 6, no. 1, 1993 www.jstor.org January 04, 2017 https://www.jstor.org/citation/info/10.2307/23019639 Worton, M., & Still, J. (Eds.). (1990). Intertextuality: Theories and Practices. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

V.S. Naipaul’ün Gerillalar’ı ve Komplo Teorisi

Year 2019, Volume: 12 Issue: 1, 49 - 59, 30.06.2019
https://doi.org/10.17218/hititsosbil.459997

Abstract

VS. Naipaul’un Gerillalar'ı, metinlerarası yazımın romanı muhtemel bir komplo teorisine sürüklediği sıra dışı bir yazı biçimidir. Yüzeyde görülen şey, romanın tam anlamıyla arızi olarak öne sürdüğü şey değildir. Yüzeyde, sözde bir lider olan Jimmy Ahmed’in kendini mücadelenin çekirdeğine ittiği ürkütücü bir ilişki vardır. Batı ve Şark arasındaki kötü şöhretli güç ilişkisini temsil eden bu iki zıt kutup ya da karakterler arasındaki kargaşa, sömürülen, yani Ahmed'in ta kendisinin bedelini ödeyerek aldığı titiz bir intikamın parçası olmasını sağlayan gizemli bir sonucu yaratır. Ahmed’in kötü stratejisi kişisel bir ikilem olarak başlar, ancak başlangıçtaki niyetin bulanıklaştığı çok uzak bir noktaya gelir. Bu nedenle, bu makale çok kültürlülük mücadelelerinin ötesinde ne olduğunu görmek için metinlerarasılık yoluyla bir analiz uygulayarak yukarıda belirtilen komplo teorisinin şifresini çözmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bazen, bu tür birçok kültürlülük, her insanın özünde olduğu gibi kalmaya devam edeceği için, yani ne baskıcı ne baskıya maruz kalan ne siyah ne beyaz, ne Müslüman, ne Yahudi ne de Hıristiyan olsun, kişi olduğu gibi kalacağı için bu çok kültürlülük olumlu bir şekilde sona ermeyecektir.

References

  • Allen, G. (2011). Intertextuality (2nd ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.Ashcroft, B. (2013). Post-Colonial Transformation. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.Bhabha, H. (1994). The Location of Culture. Routledge, New York.Fanon, F. (2008). Black Skin, White Masks (Rev.ed.). New York, NY: Grove Press.Fenster, M. (n.d.). Conspiracy theories: Secrecy and power in American culture. Minneapolis Minn.: Univ. of Minnesota Press.Lemaster, Tracy. What is Intertextuality. www.archivo-dipartimentolingue.com , 2012. November 23, 2017 http://www.archivio-dipartimentolingue.unito.it/hietaranta/documents/oss-materiali-additional_stuff/What%20is%20intertextuality.pdf Murphy, M. (2007). Multiculturalism: A Critical Introduction. London: Routledge.Naipaul, Surajprasad, Vidiadhar. Guerillas. New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, 1975. London: Andre Deustsch Ltd, 1975.Nordquist, Richard. Intertextuality. www.thoughtco.com , March 06, 2017. November 23, 2017 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-intertextuality-1691077Schubert, C., & Volkmann, L. (2016). Pragmatic Perspectives On Postcolonial Discourse: Linguistics And Literature. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.Tiffin, Helen. Travelling Texts: Intertextuality and Resistance in V.S. Naipaul's ‘Guerrillas’ and Jean Rhys's ‘Wide Sargasso Sea. Journal of West Indian Literature, vol. 6, no. 1, 1993 www.jstor.org January 04, 2017 https://www.jstor.org/citation/info/10.2307/23019639 Worton, M., & Still, J. (Eds.). (1990). Intertextuality: Theories and Practices. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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Primary Language English
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Timuçin Buğra Edman

Sara Sedeeq This is me

Publication Date June 30, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019 Volume: 12 Issue: 1

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APA Edman, T. B., & Sedeeq, S. (2019). V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory. Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 12(1), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.17218/hititsosbil.459997
AMA Edman TB, Sedeeq S. V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory. hititsosbil. June 2019;12(1):49-59. doi:10.17218/hititsosbil.459997
Chicago Edman, Timuçin Buğra, and Sara Sedeeq. “V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory”. Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 12, no. 1 (June 2019): 49-59. https://doi.org/10.17218/hititsosbil.459997.
EndNote Edman TB, Sedeeq S (June 1, 2019) V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory. Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 12 1 49–59.
IEEE T. B. Edman and S. Sedeeq, “V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory”, hititsosbil, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 49–59, 2019, doi: 10.17218/hititsosbil.459997.
ISNAD Edman, Timuçin Buğra - Sedeeq, Sara. “V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory”. Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 12/1 (June 2019), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.17218/hititsosbil.459997.
JAMA Edman TB, Sedeeq S. V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory. hititsosbil. 2019;12:49–59.
MLA Edman, Timuçin Buğra and Sara Sedeeq. “V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory”. Hitit Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 1, 2019, pp. 49-59, doi:10.17218/hititsosbil.459997.
Vancouver Edman TB, Sedeeq S. V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory. hititsosbil. 2019;12(1):49-5.