Abstract
FROM TOWN TO CITY IN RASIM ÖZDENÖREN'S FIRST AND LAST STORIES/THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION FROM COMMUNITY TO INDIVIDUAL
There are significant spatial differences between Rasim Özdenören's early and recent stories. While the author prioritized the village and town in his early stories, he placed the city in a central position in his recent stories. Through these spaces he preferred, Özdenören reflected the social transformation experienced in the transition from tradition to modern in a multifaceted way. In the early stories, the individual; It is positioned as a subject who establishes strong relationships with his family and environment and is connected to the society he lives in with a sense of belonging. On the other hand, in the recent stories in which urban life is centered, it is seen that the individual becomes increasingly lonely, alienated from himself and his environment, and surrounded by feelings of unhappiness and helplessness. The aim of this article is to evaluate the transition process from town to city in Rasim Özdenören's first and last stories in the context of transformation from community to individual. In the study, the author's early story books Patients and Lights, Dissolution and Polyphonic Death and his recent story books Dust, Impossible Stories and Misfits were examined by comparative text analysis method. The themes of the dissolution of community consciousness, weakening of the sense of belonging, alienation and loneliness are discussed through the town-city opposition in the stories. In addition, the transformation of the female figure in the transition from town to city was also analyzed within the framework of story characters.
Keywords
Rasim Özdenören, story, town and city, community, loneliness, alienation.