MAURICE: THROUGH THE LENSES OF LACANIAN “MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL…”

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dc.contributor.authorCan, Dilek Tüfekçi
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-29T17:50:16Z
dc.date.available2024-10-29T17:50:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentTekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractMaurice, a bildungsroman by E. M. Forster, revolves around the theme ofhomosexuality. By presenting homosexual characters, who are on a futile quest fortheir actual identity, Forster attempts to be the voice of the unspeakables in theEdwardian period in England, where all acts of homosexuality were considered illegal.In this paper, the identity of the characters is analysed through the lenses of Lacanianpsychoanalytic theory by focusing on the concept of mirror. This paper attempts toreveal to what extent cultural codes and societal norms of the Edwardian period arefunctional in forming the identity of the characters. Besides, this study uncovers thatForster wisely uses Lacanian concepts such as imaginary order, symbolic order andreal order in creating his characters. It is concluded that the mirror, which reflects theactual self of the characters, just like dreams and music, plays a significant role in(re)forming the identities from compulsory heterosexuality to voluntaryhomosexuality.
dc.identifier.doi10.20304/humanitas.772736
dc.identifier.endpage392
dc.identifier.issn2147-088X
dc.identifier.issue17en_US
dc.identifier.startpage372
dc.identifier.trdizinid425536
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.20304/humanitas.772736
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/425536
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/12903
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofHumanitas - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.titleMAURICE: THROUGH THE LENSES OF LACANIAN “MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL…”
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