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The Political Abyss: A Socio-Political Study of Koestler’s Darkness at Noon
Karzan Kawsin1, Kawan Othman Arif2
1,2English Department, College of languages, University of Slemani, Slemani, Iraq
Email: [email protected]1
Received : 16-2-2020 Revised:22-4-2020
Accepted : 17-6-2020 Published :30-6-2020
Abstract:
Koestler’s Darkness at Noon is a novel produced at the beginning of World War II. In this novel, strict and one-sided approach to ideology results in diving into the abyss. This issue is studied in the novel focusing on the main character from a sociopolitical perspective. The paper sheds light on Nicolas Rubashov’s demagogic involvement in the party’s strict ideology. Also, it examines how his sense of identity is shaken and he wakes up to the reality. Besides, Rubashov’s imprisonment is analyzed through the lens of Foucault’s theory of Panopticism.
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