Garp’s Ascension Through the Diegetic “World According to Garp” by John Irving

Yıl 2020, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 15, 52 - 63, 17.03.2020

Mikail Puşkin , Davut Dağabakan

https://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.682515

Öz

The main focus of analysis in the article is the evolution of the protagonist in relation to the complex system of characters in the diegetic world of John Irving’s “The World According to Garp”. Throughout the essay, Garp’s maturation and evolution is being continuously analytically measured against the other characters masterfully aligned within the story by author to support the protagonist’s growth, contrast and elucidate him. A typology of characters by their diegetic function is introduced, separating them into three main groups: people, creations, symbols. The linking reciprocal element between them is the protagonist, not only connecting all the characters, but also traversing through their roles on the way to his own posthumous ascension. Starting the novel as a regular human being, the protagonist is gradually transformed into a writer – creator of worlds and characters, to finally ascend into a symbol for the new world upon his death.

Anahtar Kelimeler

postmodern fiction, existentialism, picaresque, American novel, traditional gender roles

John Irving’ın “Garp’a Göre Dünya” Eserindeki Diegetic Anlatı Dünyasında Garp’ın Yükselişi

Öz

John Irving’in “Garp’a Göre Dünya” eserinde, kahramanın kitabın diegetic anlatı dünyasındaki karmaşık karakter sistemiyle ilişkili olarak geçirdiği evrim, makaledeki analizin odak noktasını teşkil etmektedir. Garp’ın olgunlaşması ve evrimi, yazar tarafından kahramanın gelişimini desteklemek, onu kıyaslamak ve ona ışık tutmak amacıyla hikâyeye ustalıkla sıralanmış diğer karakterler karşısında, makale boyunca süreklilikle analitik olarak ölçülmektedir. Anlatısal işlevleri nezdinde, karakterlerin üç ana gruba ayrılması suretiyle bir karakter tipolojisi ortaya konulmuştur: insanlar, kreasyonlar ve semboller. Tüm bunlar arasındaki bağlayıcı işlevli ortak element olan kahraman, tüm karakterleri birbirlerine bağlamakla kalmaz ve ölüm sonrası yükselişine doğru ilerlerken, bu karakterlerin rollerinden de geçer. Romana sıradan bir insan olarak başlayan kahraman, kademe kademe dünyaların ve karakterlerin yaratıcısı olan bir yazar haline dönüşür ve sonunda, ölümü üzerine yeni dünya için bir sembol haline gelir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

postmodern kurgu, varoluşçuluk, pikaresk, Amerikan romanı, geleneksel cinsiyet rolleri

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