Constructing the zoomorphic other in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things

Käsittelen tutkimuksessani jälkikoloniaalisen The God of Small Things -romaanin zoomorfisia piirteitä, jotka kohdistuvat kastittomaan Velutha-henkilöhahmoon. Intian kastittomat kuuluvat leimattuun identiteettikategoriaan, jotka ovat asemaltaan kastijärjestelmän sorretuin ihmisryhmä. Romaania on tutk...

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Main Author: Aarikoski, Jan
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kieli- ja viestintätieteiden laitos, Department of Language and Communication Studies, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
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Published: 2023
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description Käsittelen tutkimuksessani jälkikoloniaalisen The God of Small Things -romaanin zoomorfisia piirteitä, jotka kohdistuvat kastittomaan Velutha-henkilöhahmoon. Intian kastittomat kuuluvat leimattuun identiteettikategoriaan, jotka ovat asemaltaan kastijärjestelmän sorretuin ihmisryhmä. Romaania on tutkittu monesta eri näkökulmasta, mutta eläimellisyyden kuvausten analysointi on jäänyt huomattavasti vähemmälle. Tarkoituksenani onkin täydentää aiempaa tutkimusta tarjoamalla sen rinnalle tuore näkökulma. Hyödynnän tarkastelussani jälkikoloniaalisen teorian lisäksi kirjallisuudentutkimusta. Metodikseni valitsin diskurssianalyysin ottaen vaikutteita erityisesti kriittisen diskurssianalyysin tutkimusperinteestä, joka keskittyy valtasuhteiden tarkasteluun. Tutkimustulosten perusteella voidaan todeta, että henkilöhahmoa epäinhimillistetään etenkin vertaamalla häntä koiraan tavalla, joka on yhteydessä hänen kastittomuuteensa ja traagiseen kohtaloonsa. Hahmoa kuvataan teoksen loppupuolella myös susivertauksin, minkä rinnastan Viidakkokirjan zoomorfisiin elementteihin. Molemmilla eläimillä on Intian kulttuurissa, sekä laajemmin maailmalla, positiivisia ja negatiivisia konnotaatioita. Hindulaisuuden eepoksissa koirilla on yhteys saastuneisuuteen ja toisaalta jumaluuteen.
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title_full Constructing the zoomorphic other in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things
title_fullStr Constructing the zoomorphic other in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things Constructing the zoomorphic other in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things
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topic zoomorphism dehumanization Englannin kieli English 301 koira susi diskurssianalyysi englanninkielinen kirjallisuus postkolonialismi kastijärjestelmä dog wolf discourse analysis English language literature postcolonialism caste system
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