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Conrad juxtaposes Western culture with its native counterpart in order to formulate a vision that can guide the alienated individual who has lost his connection with his own nature, his family, and his society. Unlike many of his contemporaries who only describe this miserable human condition, Conrad offers guidance to rehabilitate the individual.His target is the Western mind, which needs to be decolonized by being reminded of the fundamental equality of all human beings. Conrad s female characters, especially those who are exposed to injustices and exploitations, play a very crucial role in…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Conrad juxtaposes Western culture with its native
counterpart in order to formulate a vision that can
guide the alienated individual who has lost his
connection with his own nature, his family, and his
society. Unlike many of his contemporaries who only
describe this miserable human condition, Conrad
offers guidance to rehabilitate the individual.His
target is the Western mind, which needs to be
decolonized by being reminded of the fundamental
equality of all human beings.
Conrad s female characters, especially those who are
exposed to injustices and exploitations, play a very
crucial role in this decolonization process.They are
strong and capable enough to decenter the self-
evidence of the binary opposition between the male as
the superior and the female as the inferior. They
bring balance not only into social environment but
also into the power struggle between cultures. Once
the male and the female can relate to each other
without engaging in a power struggle, they will be
able to taste peace and happiness. This mutual and
complementary relationship becomes the symbol of the
social order Conrad s art envisions.
Autorenporträt
Sevda Altinkaynak began her literary journey as an undergraduate
student in Turkey. Her desire for knowledge took her to the
States and got her a PhD in English from Penn State
University. After having lived in the USA for thirteen years, Mrs.
Altinkaynak recently moved to the Middle East to take her journey
to the next level: teaching.